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Obituary of Luigia De Marchi
April 22, 1936 – Faller Di Sovramento, Italy
July 13, 2022 – Calgary, Alberta
Luigia ‘Gigetta’ De Marchi (nee Slongo) of Calgary, AB, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
Born on April 22, 1936, in Faller, Sovramente, Italy, Luigia lived a rewarding life filled with opportunity, travel, family, friends, food, and love. Upon meeting the love of her life, Gioachino ‘Jack’ De Marchi (deceased 1989), they planned for a new life in Canada. On July 13, 1957, the two wed in Calgary, the city that would become their home.
Luigia is survived by her loving daughter Vana (Tony Novello); loving son Gianni (Linda De Marchi); loving grandchildren, Sandra (Keith Clausen), Mario, Dario, Dante, and Gemma; as well as two great-grandchildren, Alissa and Logan, all of Calgary. She is also survived by her sister, sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews in Fonsazo, Italy and in Uruguay.
Funeral Services will be held at McInnis & Holloway (Chapel of The Bells, 2720 Centre Street North, Calgary, AB), on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. with a reception to follow in the Hospitality Centre at the Funeral Home. Family and friends are invited to attend a Graveside Service at Queen’s Park Cemetery following the reception. Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed here.
In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 – 14th Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca.
In living memory of Luigia De Marchi, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 Centre Street North, Calgary, AB T2E 2V6, Telephone: 403-243-8200.
