Pauline Montalbano

MONTALBANO, Pauline, age 89, May 10, 2024
Pauline was a woman of great compassion who valued her family above all. She was the most loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend you would ever meet. She was always concerned about the health and well being of everyone she came in contact with dating back to years of caretaking after her parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, sisters, and brothers. She was an amazing cook with the purest heart. Soft spoken and kind, yet her words were powerful and made each of us believe we could move mountains. She brought out the best in everyone and taught so many of us the most important lessons in life.
She has created an amazing legacy that will live on forever in each and every soul she touched. She passed away peacefully with her family and is rejoicing in being united in heaven with her beloved husband Antonino (Tony) of 67 years, just 86 days after his passing. She is survived by her loving children, Andy (Laura), John (Rita), Anthony (Sandra) and Paul (Carrie). Proud grandmother of Anthony (Kaytee), Sienna (Mark) Seay, Justin, Marisa (Marshall Williams), Olivia, Mariano (Lauren), Ritamarie, Nicole (Mike) Yaldoo, Christine (fiancé Matt Schearer), Lauren, Paul (Charity), Jenna (Matt) Emmerson and Milena (Kyle) Phalen. Great grandmother of Alexis, Grace, Marco, Santino, Luca, Mariana, and Dutton. Born in Trapani, Sicily in 1935, she was the dear sister of the late(s) Mary (Jerry) Magaddino, Cosimo Grammatico, Josephine (Joe) Zannetti and Joe (Anna) Grammatico and dear sister-in-law to Sam (survived by Darlene) and Zina (Jerry Grillo/Tom Laquiere). She resided with her many dear friends and sister-in-law, Catherine Grammatico at Villa Bella with an amazing family of caretakers who loved her like she was their grandmother. The number of lives she touched is too great to count. She, along with her husband Tony were lifelong members of Figlia Della Sicilia. Visitation Monday, May 13th, 3-9pm at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons, Inc. (Shelby Township) 54880 Van Dyke at 25 Mile Rd. Prayers Monday 7:00pm. Instate Tuesday 9:15am at St. Thecla Catholic Church (Clinton Township) 20740 Nunneley Rd until Mass, 10:00am. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. Share memories with the family at their "On-Line Guest Book" @ WujekCalcaterra.com