Now in my eighties I remember when Aunt Flossie first came into the Calvano family.  I was just a teenager, but old enough to get much from the frequent discussions at the new Calvano kitchen table.  Though I was so young my ideas were always taken seriously by Aunt Flossie and Uncle Art as we discussed issues from politics to music to all kinds of family matters. Later I chose Uncle Art and Aunt Flossie as Godparents for Laura one of my children.  After marrying I lived a bit far away but still visited Aunt Flossie and the family in Huntington Beach several times a year.  The house was always full of neiborhood children, plenty of food and fun (especially on Christmas Eve). Later, i remember fondly how my late husband was able enjoy dancing and singing with Aunt Flossie as he advanced in years.  Thank you, Uncle Art, for bringing Aunt Flossie into our life.  

So many fond memories of Aunt Flossie — her calm, gentle demeanor; her beautiful blue eyes; her love of learning; her genuine interest in every member of our large, ever-growing family.  When I think of her, my mind goes back to the time when she cared for Auntie Rose, a sad period for sure.  Uncle Art and Aunt Flossie lived across the street from us.  I was in high school and took two buses home from San Gabriel Mission.  I stopped in every day and visited with my two aunts, watching one give tender care in a difficult situation and the other slowly being more incapacitated day by day.  Yet it was a comfort to me, the situation assured me that family is always there and we can get through anything with support from those we love.  A valuable life lesson.  Thank you, Aunt Flossie, for showing me that compassion is beautiful (and for taking those dancing lessons in spite of what people said👍).   I love you.

When Aunt Flossie smiled, her beautiful blue eyes smiled too.  She was always so interested to know what was going on in our lives.  She listened and always really cared about what you had to say.  She was so very talented, I loved to talk to her about dancing, sewing and all of the health trends that she was always so current on.    She was such a warm, loving and caring person.  She always took the time to show her love.  Our family was blessed by beautiful "Aunt Flossie", she will be missed dearly.  We are sending all of the family our love and prayers.  
   With love and sympathy, Pete and Mary 

I was always amazed by Aunt Flossie's creative sewing talent!  She would make up dresses after seeing a style she liked and it always turned out perfect!  I think she wasn't dictated to by the styles of the time, but more by her own unique and creative taste.  Always a woman driven by her need to continue to learn and expand her life!  She will be missed so much by our family.

I don't know how many of us kids, who had shortcomings in our own family lives, turned to Aunt Flossie for consolation, compassion, love, and a place to call home.  Must be dozens.  I never knew anyone who was a better listener.  I know her coffee conversations with neighbors kept a lot of marriages together.  I know she made kids feel important, smart, and worth listening to.  She could make a shopping trip an all-day adventure and end up spending only a couple of bucks.  She had a love of learning, and she taught me that libraries were a place to get answers to simple and complex questions, as well as a place of peace and quiet amid the tumult of life.  She was an extraordinary seamstress who could make anything.  When she sent me an outfit in my senior year in high school, I finally felt what it was like to wear something with pride.  She had a tenderness about her, and a humility.  But she could get angry, and yet, in the midst of an argument, she would answer all questions, giving me a respect for the way even heated arguments can help us understand each other better.  It's only when they are cut off, and one person is  relegated to silence that arguments are permanently divisive.  She always wished she had gone to college to become a nurse.  She was bright, caring, and not afraid of hard work.  It was Aunt Flossie who cared for my mother for weeks when we had no one else to do it.  My mom's needs were extensive, but Aunt Flossie never turned away from the hard stuff.  Surely she is a welcome addition to the spirit of goodness that guides this universe and has blessed us all with such a wonderful woman.

Flossie was a very beautiful woman, inside and out; a heart so filled with love that the joy of it was always seen in her sparkling blue eyes and has been passed on to her children. Always loving and giving, so full of the charity of The Lord. She always made me feel loved and accepted when we would go to her home or parties. May she rest in eternal peace and may Perpetual Light shine upon her. +Amen

OBITUARY

Florence Mary Calvano

May 17, 1927 – August 19, 2018

Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary

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