Our loving mother and Nana, Mary Adamo Balastrieri, left us on December 1, 2019 after 101 years and 5 months of adding joy and love to every life she touched! She was the matriarch of the family and was a sterling example of kindness and grace in action!
Mary was born in St. Louis, Missouri on July 6, 1918 and came to San Diego as a young bright-eyed girl with her parents, Antonio and Francesca Adamo, sister Sarah and brothers Vince and Jasper.
She was happily married to her devoted husband, Joe Balastrieri for over 64 years. Theirs is a beautiful love story of devotion, romance, trust and commitment sprinkled with adventure and delighting in friends, a large and boisterous family of many generations and fine food for any occasion! Mary worked very hard all her life to lift up those around her and make them feel special and made a tremendous impact in the lives of many. As lovely and elegant as she was in appearance, her true beauty emanated from within her heart. Hers is surely a life worthy of imitating and celebrating.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Joe, her parents, and her siblings Sarah Passiglia, Vince Adamo, Jasper Adamo and Caterina Adamo.
She is survived by her children, Michael Balastrieri and Lena Neve and their spouses Melise Balastrieri and John Neve; her grandchildren Jared Balastrieri, Jolene Neve and Joey Neve and their spouses Kimberly Balastrieri, Mike Summers and Danille Neve and her great grandchildren Isaiah Neve-Serpa, Avery Rose Neve, Ella Jo Neve and Violette Summers. She is also survived by her sister Lena Filippone and brother Joe Adamo.
ARRANGEMENTS:
Funeral Mass and Burial
Holy Cross Cemetery
4470 Hilltop Drive
San Diego, Ca 92102
1PM December 6, 2019
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