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Ersilia Cavatassi Obituary

Cavatassi, Ersilia (Mattielli)
East Rochester: July 21, 2008 at age 98. Predeceased by her beloved husband, Carmine Cavatassi. Ersilia is survived by her two sons, Walter (Patricia) & Kelly (Sarah) Cavatassi; 5 grandsons, Demetrio (Gretchen), Daniel (Brittany), Steven, Achille & Carmen Cavatassi; 5 granddaughters, Anita (Joseph) Monachino, Talia and Gina Cavatassi, Tanya (Chad) Pattison & Tricia (Mike) Gartland; 11 great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Demetria, Michaela & Joseph Monachino, Vienna, Maximillan, Gretta, Ava, Zackary, William & Mia Cavatassi; nephew, Antonio (Licia) Cavatassi, great-nephew, Bruno (Diana) Cavatassi; great-niece, Daniela (Mark) Cavatassi/Healy and several great-nieces & nephews in Toronto & Italy.
Friends may call WEDNESDAY, 5-9pm at the HARLOFF Funeral Home, 803 South Washington Street in East Rochester. Ersilia's Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am on THURSDAY at St. Jerome's Church. Entombment in White Haven Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in her memory to either the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Ste. 1509, New York, NY 10018, or the East Rochester Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

HARLOFF Funeral Home
586-5948

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Published by Rochester Democrat And Chronicle from Jul. 22 to Jul. 23, 2008.

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Denise Morkis

July 24, 2008

Carmen & Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family! May your memories with Nona stay with you forever! God Bless.

Leslie Tobey

July 24, 2008

Carmen & Family,
May we express our condolences, and may you cherish all the memories of your gram dearly.
Love, Leslie, Scott, Sarah & Julie

marykay knorr

July 23, 2008

Patti,Walter and family, my family and I are thinking of you at this time, may god bless1! mary kay,betty and angelee knorr

Kathy McMahon

July 23, 2008

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived.

Matthew Reiter

July 22, 2008

Jonelle and I express our condolences, she will be missed.

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