Obituary of Giuseppe Frank DiFabio

DiFABIO, Giuseppe Frank - After a courageous battle at ARCH, surrounded by his family, Giuseppe passed away at the age of 67. Loving husband of the late Elena. Devoted father of Rina Carchidi (Sam), Antonietta Cusin (Mario), Maria Foglia (John) and Leonardo DiFabio. Cherished Nonno of Frankie, Anthony, Victoria, Carlo, Johnny, Nicholas and Angelo. Beloved son of the late Leonardo and Rina DiFabio. Brother of John DiFabio. Loved son-in-law of the late Antonia and Giacomo Veltri of France. Brother-in-law of Ida Mannarino (Antonio) of Windsor, Alfredo Veltri (Rosa), late Mario Veltri (Raffaela) and Fiore Veltri all of France. Frank is survived by his many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins in Canada and Europe. Giuseppe, known to many as Frank, came to Canada in 1960 from Italy, at the age of 16. He married his love Elena at 18 and started his family. Brick layer by trade, gardener by hobby, Frank took pride in hard work and harvesting his crops. He was a very talented musician and enjoyed hours entertaining people with his accordion. Nothing made him more proud than knowing he was able to provide every necessity for his wife, children and grandchildren. Thank you Daddy. We love and miss you. Friends may call at Northwood Funeral Home Cremation & Reception Centre (942 Great Northern Road 705-945-7758) on Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral Mass at St. Gerard Majella Church on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 10 a.m. with Reverend Francis Ezenezi officiating. Entombment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Mausoleum. Memorial donations to ARCH would be appreciated by the family. Special thank you to Dr. M. Febbraro, Dr. Reich, Dr. Spadafora the Algoma District Cancer Program, and the staff at CCAC. Thanks to Dr. dePerrot and his medical team from Toronto, the Princess Margaret Lodge, the SAH staff and the wonderful staff at ARCH for taking such great care of our Dad. www.northwoodfuneral.com God made a wonderful father, A father who never grows old, He made his smile out of sunshine He molded his heart out of gold; He made him as near as an angel, As anyone ever could be; God made a wonderful father, And gave that dear father to us. "Pensami Sempre"