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Stephanie Fontana Obituary
STEPHANIE C. (nee Licata) on June 2, 2007, beloved mother of Anthony, J. (Franny), Fontana Jr. and Jennifer (Louis) Marvil; loving grandmother of Danielle, Frankie, Stephanie, Josette, Vincent, Zachary, Tyler and Adrianna; loving daughter of Madge Forte; dear sister of Donald, Pebbles and Frank Jr; also survived by her loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Viewing and Funeral, Thurs., 8:30 A.M. from THE GRASSO FUNERAL HOME, Broad and Shunk Sts. Funeral Mass 11 A.M., Epiphany of Our Lord Church. Int. SS Peter and Paul Cem. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory to: American Diabetes Assoc., Greater Phila. & Southeastern NJ, 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004.
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for Stephanie Fontana
stephanie fontana
July 31, 2008
mommom,
we miss you soo much, its been crazy around the house without you but we know your in a better place. i hope your looking after all of us. We will see you again soon, and unitl then we miss you alot. i always talk to you and i wish you would know how much i miss you. but i have work so i will think of you later. i love you and miss you so much you dont even know. love baby<3
Pebbles Ruggiano
July 27, 2008
Well Frankie opened this again so mommy can have a hard copy of this book. Another birthday has come and gone and your presence was missed greatly! I wonder if you hear me when i talk to you? I really have to believe in my heart and soul that you can, if I thought for a momment that you don't hear me I think I would make me crazy. Well mommy is in mississippi with Donald and she seems ok for the time being, and the baby has gotten so big but I know you see her cause she see you and tells me "momom aunt steph" and kisses your picture, I guess life is what it is and it's hard every day, some days I really need you bad but you needed to go to a place where you have peace and pain free days all the time and for that I am greatful
and that is the only thing that I am greatful for, if I had it my way and you know I can be very selfish I would still love to have you here with me. Well just always know that I love you for ever and a day!!
Love and forever missed
your sister
Pebbles
pebbles ruggiano
June 2, 2008
well it's been 1 year today and i miss
you still so much. i can't believe it went by so quickly and it's unbelievable that your not here. i did all you wanted me to do, i finished school and got a really great job, and am taking care of mommy just as you would have. and i know that where ever you are your happy,but the fact of the matter, i wish you were here!!! i know in my heart that you are not gone but i just need to hear from you, maybe just like a subconsience thing you know come to me in my sleep and let me know your ok, i just need this, so if it's at all possible please try to come see me. I LOVE YOU very much and miss you with all my heart.
your sister and best friend
Pebbles
Pebbles Ruggiano
May 24, 2008
Well every day that goes by I have you in my thoughts, I got the job you said I would have, and finished school like you wanted me to, but I still don't have the sister I should. But the only thing that keeps me sane, is the thought of you not having any pain. I get great relief from this, and I guess that is the only relief I will ever get. We are nearing the anniversary of your leaving and it is very unrealistic to me sometimes, I go to the store and say to mommy " Stephanie likes this " and forget your gone, I feel so angry still at the fact that some people should not be here and they are, so why did he chose you to suffer through this terrible feat, why did it have to be you, and I get no answer, I just hope when you look down on me you are pleased with what I have accomplished and hope that you are enjoying seeing all our relatives that are with you. I will always Love You and Miss You forever! Till I see you again my heart will be forever broken.
Love You Always, Your Sister,
Pebbles
March 27, 2008
I miss you, terribly.
franny fontana
March 25, 2008
Steph, we missed u so much this Easter. it just isn't the same with out you. but we know that u where sitting at the table with us. baby took it real bad but i helped her threw it. thanks for my kisses i need that. love and miss you dearly, franny
pebbles ruggiano
December 27, 2007
Well the hoildays have come and gone and you were missed more than you can ever imagine. The tree is up but just a small light in each of the windows just so you can see your way home. I miss you so much some days i just can't breath, and i just wish for only 5min to talk to you and say hi and tell you how much pain your passing caused, and i know it had to be done but as we all still know i am selfish and want you here with me! i kept our tradition and got you a snow baby for christmas it is a real cute one 2 sisters in towels talking, you would have liked it. well i just can't stay as strong as everyone keeps telling me i should. i want to fall to peices and scream and hollar , but i can't, mommy would really loose it
and i try to do my best for her..
just to let you know I will always
miss you with all my heart and soul
there will never be anything to fill the void in my heart...
merry christmas to you and pass the message on to daddy and everyone else with.
again i love you and miss you
all my love
pebbles
franny
December 27, 2007
MOM IF YOU CAME BACK FROM HEAVEN
I wouldn't know what to say,
I wouldn't know what to do,
If you came back from Heaven,
And I could look at you.
Would I fumble for the words?
Would I be a little shy?
Would I bust right out with laughter?
Or break right down and cry?
Oh, if you came back from Heaven,
Would it be like it was then?
Could we just pick up, where we left off,
And try it all again?
Oh, if you came back from Heaven,
It would freeze me in my tracks.
And I hope God knows, if he let you go,
I'd never send you back.
Do your kisses feel the same?
Do you still have the same touch?
And will you whisper softly,
'Cos you've missed me so much?
Have you heard all my prayers,
When I lay down at night?
And did you feel my body,
When I held your pillow tight?
Oh, if you came back from Heaven,
Would it be like it was then?
Could we just pick up, where we left off,
And try it all again?
Oh, if you came back from Heaven,
It would freeze me in my tracks.
And I hope God knows, if he let you go,
I'd never send you back.
And if, God forbid,
You leave this Earth again while I see.
I hope he knows, if you go,
You'll be bringing me.
Oh, if you came back from Heaven,
Would it be like it was then?
Could we just pick up, where we left off,
And try it all again?
Oh, if you came back from Heaven,
It would freeze me in my tracks.
And I hope God knows, if he let you go,
I'd never send you back.
I hope God knows, if he let you go,
I'd never send you back.
I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND I MISS YOU SO
Adrianna <3
November 30, 2007
i love and miss you aunt steph <3
Danielle & Adrianna <3
November 30, 2007
To My Aunt Steph,
I cant believe i have to write this on here, i miss you so much lifes just not right without you here.Everyone misses you so much,i dont know how i got through some days without you but i know i have to for the baby and nan. Adriannas so big now it hurts so bad that you arent here to see her. I can see you smiling and laughing when shes dancing in front of the mirror. I know your still here with me and the rest of the family i feel you all the time in the house i know you would never leave your house and especially nan. She cries all the time its so hard to watch her and see how much she misses you she'll never be right again. Please watch over her and come visit her every now and again. I love and miss you more than you could imagine, thank you for everything youve done for me in your life you helped in making me the person i am today.you were so stong you gave your all to everyone of us and were missing a piece of that strength now and its so hard everyday. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS AUNT STEPH!
pebbles ruggiano
November 2, 2007
Well, today is 5months you have
gone and it doesn't get any
easier. Your not here to see all
the wonderful things the baby's
doing. Mommy is still in great
mourning and will never recover,
Danielle is the same, she can't
believe it, as for me I finished
school just as you wanted me to do, and I take care of Mommy like you wanted me to, and miss you every day like you could never imagine! Just knowing you are here and I feel you and sense you all around me makes it alittle better to manage but it still can never replace you in my life.
I love you Infinity
your sister
pebbles
franny
September 25, 2007
steph, i am so glad you came to me. i miss you so much,i love you.i hope you are ok. we all miss you. steph got a job from school, she will be working at red cross.jojo is doing great in school.anthony is doing great he knows you are next to him. he couldn't do it no other way.as for me i am hanging in there,tell nicky i said hi and i love him and miss him.please come and see me and talk to me everynight if you could, i really miss you i am so glad i had the time with you before you died. we had fun we were up all night talking and laughing.i love you always!!!!!
love franny
June 22, 2007
My Mom….
Selfless, strong, determined, kind, accepting, loving, forgiving….These are all words that I can use to describe my mom, but unless you knew her you would not know that these things don’t just define her they exemplify her. My mom has touched the lives of many. She was a daughter, a mother, a grandmother, a sister, a niece, an aunt, a cousin and a friend but most of all she was ours. I often said that I shared my mom and those that are here today know what I mean. She held our hands, she lifted our chins, she held our hair (right, Annie?), and she loved us. We could do no wrong, we were flawless in her eyes. But it wasn’t us that was flawless it was her with her strong will and positive way.
I will miss the days that I call at midnight and ask what she is doing and she tells me the girls just got there to play cards. I will miss the days where she sneaks a puff of a cigarette just so I don’t see her and yell. I will miss the days that she and Nana sit in the kitchen and argue about nothing.
She has been sick for so long, I hardly remember when she was well. I will always remember her being fun and loving. She had a sense of humor, she once placed all of Angelo’s parking tickets in a gift box and gave them to him for his birthday!! I remember she used to go out with her friends and my brother and I would stand at the door and pin her shirt and tell her she had too much lip stick on and try to protect her the way she did for us everyday. She always used to tell me to relax and have fun.
As I said I have shared my mom in many ways, she was always there when you needed her. If any one of our friends had a problem, we went to her. She turned no one away. As pebbles said she took everyone in whether they had 2 feet or 4, she couldn’t turn anyone away. She yelled I hate dogs!! Then you would see the dogs sitting under her and her foot rubbing their heads. We would come home with animals, she would yell, not in my house, and then would save scraps so they would have an extra special meal. She would yell I hate cats!! But yet she went to the airport to pick up Bentley. She had a beautiful heart of gold.
She was selfless; she ALWAYS put the needs of others in front of her own. She ALWAYS sacrificed and compromised to keep peace. She loved her grandchildren, so very much and they loved her right back. She had a special place in her heart for every single one of them. She had unconditional love and unending love. I always called her every night to say goodnight and that I loved her and if I fell asleep or forgot, she would tell me about it the next day.
I will miss her terribly but I am so glad she longer suffers. She loved us so much she stayed here way beyond her time for us, just to be sure each and everyone one of us were okay. I can only hope to gain the strength that she had.
She was more than my mom she was our mom.
Love Forever,
Jennifer
Kyrstyn Carcich
June 22, 2007
Aunt Steph,
I am so sorry that this is the way I have to say goodbye. I love you and miss you so much. But I know that you are out of pain and in peace now. No matter where you are you will always be in our hearts! We love you forever and always.
Love,
Kyrstyn xoxo
<3's your great neice
pebbles ruggiano
June 17, 2007
Stephanie,
This is by far the hardest
thing I ever thought I would have to go through, I will never hear your voice telling me that it will all be ok, or saying that I can do anything i put my mind to. You were always my one true confindante, the best secret holder I had, you were there through every great moment and every crazy thing i did, never to judge but to pick me up and brush me off. As far as a parent goes me and frankie never lacked 2, after daddy passed away you stepped up to the plate and filled his shoes. I will always Love and cherrish every single moment we had together and i was honored to help you in every way i could. You have left a lasting impression on my life that will never be replaced. I thank you for all you have done for me and Danielle. I can never in 20 life times repay you for being the best sister and the very best friend i could ever have. I will miss you and carry you in my heart forever!
your sister
Pebbles
Frank Forte
June 13, 2007
Steph,
It is so hard to find words to describe what you meant to our family and how much you will be missed. When I was a kid you took over the roll of parent after my dad passed away and helped mommy raise us. Through my teen years I always resented having to listen to you and be disciplined by you. I would constantly say "your not my mother"or "I don't have to listen to you". It was not until I became a parent myself that I realized what you did for me and how you took care of me as though I was your own son. Even though you were sick all those years you always managed to be there for us and we never went without. You helped me through the years with so many things from buying cars to babysitting my kids and got me out of so many jams that I wouldn't even know how to repay you if I could. That was the kind of person you were. You lived for your family. You sacrificed for us all the time. We were blessed that you woke up and spent one last night with us, the night before you left this earth for a better place, and I am glad it was my voice that you heard when you opened your eyes to spend your last hours with us. I kept telling everyone that night "she is gonna wake up" and you did. I guess you couldn't leave us without spending that last bit of time with us and making sure we were all ok.
I know everyone's heart is broken right now so continue to look down on us and make sure we are ok. Especially mommy who spent the most time with you out of all of us.
We all love you and will miss you forever and you will never be forgotten.
Love,
Your Brother Frank
Ann Fries
June 10, 2007
Fontana Family- How does one say good bye to a true friend and adopted sister of 40 years, you don't. I will miss Steph forever but I know now that her pain and suffering is over. I wish for all family members the strength I hope to have to get through this time.
Her best loving friend, Ann Fries.
Dawn Tierney
June 7, 2007
There are no words that can comfort you at this time, but know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
The Tierney Family
Joyce Carnall
June 7, 2007
Jen, Lou, Zack and Tyler,
You are all in my prayers during this sad time.
Louise Mooney
June 7, 2007
Madge and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. My prayers are with you all. May God bless you all.
franny fontana
June 6, 2007
Every time that I smile,
Every time that I sigh,
I think of your face,
And a tear escapes my eye.
You were my world,
My inspiration and my heart,
But when you left me,
I thought I would fall apart.
You were my best friend,
My one true 'confidante',
And that's not all you were,
You were also my mom.
I didn't want to live without you,
But you would have wanted me to,
And if there's anyone I want to make happy,
That anyone is you
I would have given anything to have you back,
But I know now that it was meant to be,
For you are still watching from up there,
And I know you're watching me.
I'll make you proud mom,
I'm going to fulfill your wish,
You're going to see me and smile,
That's a daughter's promise.
Stuff to do with this
Laura Anastasio
June 6, 2007
Dear Step,
You will be missed so much, you were a dear friend to me.
Love
Laura
Laura Baxter
June 5, 2007
To all my family,
I am so sorry I couldn't be there to help you all through this awful time. Aunt Steph was so wonderful and her time spent here was always cherished by me and my family. We all loved her so much and will miss her greatly but we also know she is finally at peace. I hope you find comfort in the following poem, I know I did...
Her Journey's Just Begun
Don't think of her as gone away-
her journey's just begun
life holds so many facets-
this earth is only one
Just think of he as resting
from the sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years
Think how she must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away
And think of her as living
in the hearts of those she touched...
for nothing loved is ever lost
and she was loved so much!
Donna Boland
June 5, 2007
Dear Fontana Family,
I am sorry for your loss. Stephanie was a patient where I use to work. I loved dealing with her she was great always making me laugh when I had to schedule her for something. She always talked about her grand kids and how proud she was of them. She will be missed by every persons life that she touched.
Lori Hendrick
June 5, 2007
Dear Madge, Pebbles and family:
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Always remember the good times you had with Stephanie, it will help you get through the harder ones.
Love, Lori (Angie's daughter)
Lisa Scimeca
June 5, 2007
Anthony & Frannie,
My deepest sympathy goes to you and all your family, I am so sorry for you loss.
Grandaughters
June 4, 2007
Dear mommom,
we all love you so so so much and miss ALOT but we all know that you are with us all the time. We all know that you loved us and still do. So we all just wanted to say we LOVE YOU!!!! and miss you, and your out of all your pain and in peace and always stay with us.
your grandaughters <3
Stephanie and Josette
Kim Trent
June 4, 2007
we will all miss you stephiane..
sorry i didnt get to see you before you went to a better place , i know that no matter what mood you was in you was always nice to me glad your not suffering anymore .. you will always be remember
Kim
Diane Giering
June 4, 2007
Dear Jen and Anthony,
My deepest condolences on the loss of a wonderful Mother and Dear Friend. I always loved Stephanie like a sister. That is the way she always made me feel " Like family." She will be sadely missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Stephanie, Take care of Sal.
Diane and family.
(Parto)
Donna DiDomenico
June 4, 2007
Madge,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of sorrow. I know the wonderful relationship you had as mother and daughter. Know that Stephanie is not suffering any longer and she is now your guardian angel. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Donna and Albert DiDomenico
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