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Valia Tellone Obituary
May 16, 1931 - May 16, 2022
Valia Orlandi Tellone passed away peacefully in her home in Lincoln Ca on her 91st birthday. Valia was born in San Francisco on May 16, 1931, to Emilio & Lena Orlandi. One of five daughters. She loved her family and friends. She married Elmo Tellone and had two children. They moved to San Mateo, then Woodside. She was an active member of the Garden Club in Woodside Hills for many years. She loved flowers, flower arranging and she is famous for her chocolate chip cookies which she sold at the Woodside Deli. She was an active member of the Auxillary Guild and found charity and service a big part of her life. She is survived by her daughter Laura Miller, grandson Skyler Miller and her son Anthony Tellone and her son-in-law John Marshall. She was a longtime member of St Pius Church and a cherished friend to many. Her love of cooking and celebrating with family will leave many happy memories for all to enjoy for years to come.
She was pre-deceased by her loving husband Elmo, her parents and her sister Yolanda Nastari. She will be creamated by The Nautilus Society and interred with her husband at Gates of Heaven in Los Altos. A memorial will be planned by the family at a later date.
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Memories and Condolences
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Valentina Valente
November 15, 2023
To Laura and Tony - I´m so sorry for your loss. I loved your folks. They were family. Your Dad was in my parents wedding. I have many pictures of my Dad and Elmo. We were just kids when we hung out. Your Dad passed so young. I´m glad you had Valia for so long - so lucky. Loved her gentle soul and her laugh. Thought of all of you when I saw `Woodside´ in the news.
Hope you remember me.
Valentina Valente
(Elsie and Val´s daughter from San Fran and Burlingame)
William Boyrer
May 24, 2022
I went to the Woodside Priory with Tony. My deepest sympathies to him, his sister and family. I lost both my parents in 2021 and I am still adjusting this loss.
Diane Olson
May 21, 2022
Dear Laura and Tony,
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your mother. I remember her as a kind and gracious woman who loved her family.
I remember one time, we were swimming in the pool and she came out and asked us if we´d like a sandwich. I envisioned a small paper plate with a bologna sandwich and maybe some chips. She disappeared through the large glass slider while we continued to loll about in the water. She reappeared and called us in.
I had never seen such a spread; a large platter of six different meats, small bowls of condiments, anti-pasta and cool refreshing lemonade. She did this for us.
She was just lovely.
Love and good wishes to you both,
Very kind regards,
your old friend Diane
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