CASTRILLI, Rosa (nee ABETE) - Passed away peacefully, on Thursday, November 11, 2021, surrounded by family.
Born on September 11, 1923, in Santa Anastasia (Naples), Italy, she was witness to wars, reconstruction and growth.
An art student, she married Adolfo Castrilli and immigrated to Canada in the late 1950s, where together they established a number of successful businesses and raised their two daughters, Annamarie and Marilena, and became grandmother to Alexandra, Evan, Stefanie, Sara and Lucas, and great-grandmother to Samantha, Megan, Hayden, and Isaiah. She will be missed by all.
Arrangements with Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home, 6191 Yonge Street, North York on Friday, November 19, 2021. A memorial service will follow with interment in Richmond Hill.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Castrilli Family Scholarship at the University of Toronto.
Donations can be made online donation page: https://uoft.me/CastrilliFamilyScholarship. Telephone: To make a gift by phone, please call 416-978-0811. Mail: Cheques noting Castrilli Family Scholarship in the re: line may be made payable to the University of Toronto and mailed to Donations Management, 21 King's College Circle, J. Robert S. Prichard Alumni House, Toronto, ON M5S 3J3. Alternatively cheques can also be left at the Kane-Jerrett Funeral Home.
The University of Toronto will issue tax receipts.
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