elevated cN97h November 27, 1936 ~ October 15, 2025 

elevated cN97h Visitation #1
Friday October 24, 2025 from 2 – 4 pm & 6 – 8 pm
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6

elevated cN97h Visitation #2
Saturday October 25, 2025 from 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6

elevated cN97h Funeral Mass
Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 10:30 am
Chapel of St. Joseph at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6

elevated cN97h Interment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 2C7 

elevated cN97h (Interment will be outdoors, please consider the weather and dress accordingly for your comfort)

elevated cN97h Obituary
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of John at the age of 88, peacefully and surrounded by the love of his family.

elevated cN97h Beloved husband of Yolanda (née LePera) for 63 wonderful years. Adored father to Sheila (Frank) and Richard (Norma). Cherished Nonno to Nicholas (Caroline), Daniella (Stefano), Christian, Sierra, and Noah, and Bisnonno to Sabrina. He was also the brother of the late Amedeo (Virginia), Paolo, Maria (the late Remo), and Tarquinio (Anna). He leaves behind brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews, and relatives both here and in Italy.

elevated cN97h John was born in Ofena, Abruzzo, Italy, to Antonio and Angiolina (née Palmieri) and came to Canada at the young age of 17 in August, 1954. He worked hard, married in 1962 and started his family. For many years he was healthy and active, walking each day at Yorkdale, making drawings, building furniture and tinkering in the shed. However, his true passion was cooking; he was always inviting family and friends to eat, happiest when his table was full. 

elevated cN97h His illness was sudden and his passing too soon but we are grateful for the care and respect he received at North York General Hospital these past 10 weeks. There are so many nurses and doctors who cared for him in many wards, each one thoughtful and mindful of his feelings and compassionate towards his needs. Our family would like to extend our thanks to all of them, especially Dr. J. Chin, his family doctor, who became more than a doctor, but a friend.

elevated cN97h John will be fondly remembered by all who knew him, for his kindness, his guidance, his strong spirit, his daily and weekly phone calls, his smile and his wonderful sense of humour. But most dear to him was his pure joy in becoming a great-grandfather and his unwavering and steadfast love he had for his family, especially his grandchildren – they were his life. 

elevated cN97h In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society would be sincerely appreciated.