Erika Marie De Salvatore

1977 - 2021

Erika Marie De Salvatore (Ballman), went to be with the Angels on June 22nd, 2021 in Edina, Minnesota.

She was born July 23rd, 1977, in Erie, Pennsylvania to Deborah Ballman and James Kovach.

Erika was destined to move mountains the second she was born.

Erika attended Mercyhurst Preparatory and continued her education at Mercyhurst University and F.I.T. in New York City. She pursued her dream majoring in marketing and merchandising in the fashion industry. Her life journey led her to working at Express Corporate in Columbus, Ohio.

During this time she met the love of her life, Danny DeSalvatore and they married on July 2nd, 2005. Joining him on life's journey through the best and hardest of times. They had two beautiful children, Massimo and Maria. The children became the reflection of their loving bond and continue to be rays of light for family and friends.

Erika and family made their way to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she held her dream job at Target Corporate. She built and developed an amazing visual merchandising team.

As a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend, Erika was consistently a caring, kind, loving, loyal, and generous soul. Erika developed a friendship with whomever she met and was accepting of all.

She has left a deep imprint in this world that will never be forgotten.

She was preceded in death by her aunt Karen (Ballman), her grandfather Eugene Ballman, her uncle John Cunningham, her grandmother and grandfather who adored her, Ed and Carmella Kovach, and lastly her very good friend Ryan Hug.

Erika is survived by her husband Danny DeSalvatore, the love of her life, her children Massimo and Maria, her rays of sunshine. Erika is also survived by her mother Deborah Ballman, her father James Kovach, her grandmother Harriet Ballman, her brother Matt Ballman and his wife Colette and her nephew Austin and niece Willow of Erie, Pa., her two brothers Julian Kovach and Devin Kovach in Boulder, Colo., her loving parents-in-law Giuseppe and Celeste DeSalvatore, her sister-in-law Marsha DeSalvatore and her fiancé Raffaele Maroscia, and her brother-in-law Francesco and his fiancé Ali Schneiderman.

Deeply religious in her faith, she was Godmother to Jessica Castelluzzo and Paul Raupers.

She is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. And cousins Lisa and Rosario Castelluzzo.

She will be forever missed, her memory lives on by a multitude of friends.

Obituary submitted by the Burton Quinn Scott Cremation and Funeral Services, Inc., Wintergreen, 2532 Norcross Road, Erie.

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