Devito, Marie Luisa (née Marie LuisaRaguseo) (Died)

DEVITO, Maria Luisa (nee Raguseo) Peacefully passed away in her 98th year at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on February 12, 2014. She will be fondly remembered and sadly missed. She was predeceased in 1978 by her husband Pietro Devito. She was the loving mother of Nicoletta (Vito) Geronimo, Damiana (Luigi) Scotta, Rocco (Christina) Devito, Joseph Devito and the proud grandmother of Maria Luisa (Joseph) Bardaro, Ralph (Michela) Geronimo, Shawna (Sam) Salvo, Lisanne (Gary) Quedado, Peter (Erin) Devito, Frank Devito, Alexander Devito, Daniel Devito, Kayla Devito and also blessed with 10 great grand-children, Gabrielle, Samuel, Jacob, Julian, Luca, Victoria, Siena, Nicholas, Alessia, and Lauren. Maria Luisa was born in Toritto, Bari, Italy April 30, 1916 and immigrated to Oakville with her husband Pietro and children in 1965. She came from a family of eight and leaves behind three siblings in Toritto, Italy; Vita Raguseo, Francesco Raguseo & Michele Raguseo, and one sister in Oakville Pina Pastore. She will be lovingly remembered by many nieces, nephews, and extended family in Italy, Canada, and the U.S.A. A heart- felt thank-you to her primary caregiver Nicoletta (Vito) Geronimo whom she resided with, and to the nurses on 1E who tended to her care. Visitation will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville, from 2-4pm and 6-9pm on Monday, February 17, 2014. Funeral service 11:30am Tuesday, February 18th, 2014 at St. James Parish, 231 Morden Road, Oakville and interment to follow at Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery on Dundas Street, Oakville. Email condolences may be made through www.koprivataylor.com.