Nicoletta Vincenza De Laurentiis “Nikki” passed away peacefully after a short illness. July 29, 1929 - November 19, 2019 at the age of 90 years. Predeceased by her husband Domenico De Laurentiis October 15, 2010. Survived by daughter Aurora (Bob) De Laurentiis; son Dino (Alice) De Laurentiis; grandchildren Dale (Alicia), Mike, Adam (Heather) Foyle, Keegan and Kiana De Laurentiis; great grandchildren Nicole, Mitch (Montana) Foyle, Tyson, Dominic Foyle, Autumn Dodds-Foyle. Nikki cooked at Charlies Restaurant and River’s Cafe in Salmo, BC, owned and operated a restaurant in Vancouver, BC with her late husband in the early 1960’s. She travelled to Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Florida, Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, New York, Reno, Bahamas, Mexico and Australia. She belonged to the Lady Lions in Salmo, Salmo Ladies Hospital Auxiliary and the Salmo Catholic Women’s League. Her hobbies and interests included gardening, homemaking, cooking, canning, baking, knitting and crocheting. Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday November 28th at Immaculate Conception Church, 839 Sutherland Ave. at 10:00 am. Entombment will be at The Nelson Memorial Cemetery, Nelson, BC on Friday November 29th at 1:00 pm. Donations gratefully accepted for the BC Cancer Society. Special Thank You to family and friends for your visits and support when mom became ill as well as your kind words and expressions of sympathy during this sad time. Thank you also for the cards, flowers, food and calls, your kindness and generosity has been comforting. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.valleyviewfuneralhome.com for the De Laurentiis family.
