Vanna Ignagni

Vanna Ignagni, 85, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. She was a beautiful, outgoing, industrious and very religious woman all her life. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Chapel. Interment: Greenwood Mausoleum. Vanna was born in San Giovanni Incarico, Italy, to Giuseppe and Giuseppina Trementozzi. She was the eldest of three children. Her siblings were Alessandro and Maria Sofia. She married Dr. Antonio Ignagni in Rome, Italy, in 1954. In 1955, they moved to Detroit, Mich., with their first child. They had three more children and raised a close and loving family. Antonio passed away in 2001. Vanna enjoyed spending time with her four children, who lived all over the U.S. She made friends wherever she went and was loved by all who spent any time with her. She was funny, honest and very proud of being Italian. She visited her siblings and friends in Italy each year and her accent was always lovingly and comically imitated by her grandchildren. Vanna's personality and constant prayers will be dearly missed by her survivors. Vanna was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Bruce Churchill. Survivors: Children, Cinzia Churchill, Patrizia Machnik (Frank), Joseph Ignagni (Darlene) and Claudia Ignagni; and grandchildren, Jason Machnik (Kelly), Justin Machnik, Cristina Rutherford (Chris), Tessa Churchill, Leah Churchill and Chelsea Ignagni.