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Angela Stella Obituary

Angela Paula Stella
October 29, 1926 -
January 15, 2014

Our beloved mother, grandmother and friend peacefully went to be with the Lord after a long and heroic fight with cancer. An active resident of Arcadia CA for 59 years, she grew up in Chicago where she attended Manley HS. She loved school and baseball and was even asked to try out for the All-Girls Professional Baseball League. In 1944 she met the love of her life, Art, to whom she was married for 54 years. She and Art moved to New Buffalo MI after WWII with Art's family, and then moved to Southern CA in 1954. They led a wonderful life in Arcadia and made many life-long friends through their involvement with the Kiwanis, the Sons of Italy, and the Holy Angels parish. She remained active after Art's passing in 2002 with her poker and bunco girlfriends and activities with the Sierra Madre Senior Center. Her wit, indomitable spirit, and love and care of family and friends were inspirational to those who loved her.

She is survived by her sons Philip and Arthur, their wives Christyne and Susan, and her grandchildren Amy, Lindsay, Matthew, Beth and Katie.

A viewing (4pm) and Rosary (7pm) will be held at Douglass & Zook Mortuary in Monrovia CA on January 28th. Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Angels Church in Arcadia at 10am January 29th followed by internment at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that any memorial gift be made payable to the City of Hope, Attn: Janet Morgan, 1055 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017 with notation that it is for the Angela Stella Memorial Fund.

Published by Pasadena Star-News on Jan. 24, 2014.
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Nana I miss you everyday, The memories will always be with us. You gave me so much and I will always remember your words of wizdom.

Fran Gillette

February 4, 2014

Will never forget you, Angela, and our visits together with your wise advice to me and will always remember you as a very special lady in my life.
Carla Duplex

Carla Duplex

January 30, 2014

Angela,You were always such a sweet person and I will miss you.May God
Bless You.
Hilda Pittman

January 30, 2014

You were such a Lady!!! You will be missed. Darlene Traxler

January 29, 2014

Sierra Madre Senior Club-
Pat Birdsall,Karen Blachly,Alberta
Curran,Carla Duplex,Karlene Englert,
Jeanette Francis,Carmella Frontino,
Ella Guttman,Nellie Haynes,Joe Kiss
Sole Krieg,Pat Miranda,Yvonne Osti,
Hilda Pittman,Helen Reese
Mary Tassop.Viky Tchatlian,Dorothy White,Levon Yapoujian,Lena Zate,
Betty dos Remedios,Brenda-Ense
Abernayhy,Karen Silverman,
Verdalla Johnson,Fran Henson,
Jean Kaye
Susan Poulsen,Angie Slemaker,
Anne-Marie Stockdale,Estelle Sykes,Bette White,Kathy Wood.
Dear Angela, WE Will Miss You.

January 29, 2014

We shared our families and our lives. I just always knew that you were there. You will always be in my heart. New Years eve will never be the same

Shirley raschke

January 24, 2014

I will always keep you close in my heart. I don't remember a time when you were not in my life. You encouraged me to take chances in life and not to sweat the little things- you made me laugh, you made me part of your family. I love you and miss you terribly.

Catherin Violante

January 24, 2014

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