Gladys Teresa Pinto
elevated 76FtN July 23, 1924 ~ May 10, 2023
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:45 am
elevated 76FtN Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated 76FtN Funeral Mass
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 12:00 pm
elevated 76FtN Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
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elevated 76FtN Obituary
elevated 76FtN Gladys Pinto – devout Catholic, dedicated teacher and Universal Nana – passed away on 10 May 2023 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. She was two months shy of turning 99 years old.
elevated 76FtN Born 23 July 1924 in Mangalore India, Maria Teresa Gladys Apolinaris Rego was the fourth of six children of John Rego and Laetitia Nazareth. She was also blessed with eight more siblings after her mother passed away and her father married Molly Saldanha. Nana Gladys loved to regale us with stories of her beloved father, saintly mother, playing 7-tiles with her siblings and joyous family trips to the ancestral coffee estate in Chikkamagaluru.
elevated 76FtN On 02 July 1945, Gladys married Percival (Percy) Pinto in Mangalore. For the next forty-six years, they built a life for themselves in Delhi with their six children – Sheila, Berna, Freda, Alexis, Mario and David. She spent forty-four of those years as a teacher at Presentation Convent and a tutor in her community. After her retirement at 62, and Percy’s passing in 1991, she spent the majority of her sunset years in Canada, focusing her love and attention on her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her years as a teacher prepared her perfectly for the role of homework monitor, spiritual councillor, and everyone’s favourite comfort blanket. She wrote beautifully handwritten letters and kept in touch with her friends and relations spread around the globe.
elevated 76FtN She is survived by her six children, fourteen grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren.
elevated 76FtN In the days before she passed, she was surrounded by family and friends, making it evident how universally loved our Universal Nana was.
elevated 76FtN In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to mental health associations:
In Canada: https://cmha.donordrive.com/?fuseaction=donate.event&eventID=561&language=en
In the USA: https://namiyolo.org/get-involved/donatenow/
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My dearest Mum
We bought a new house and sold our old house.
In Gujarati it is said Old clothes off and New clothes on.
Mum you have done the same.!
You have moved to your new heavenly home with peace, comfort and joy to live with our Heavenly Father’s House.
From here you will be looking down upon us and and will be making fun of us as you enjoy with laughter
We all love you and will be missed remembering the good old days we all spent with you.
Finally Mum I am sorry for anything I said or done wrong that may have offended you, Mum I ask for your forgiveness and your blessings.
I now put my trust in you and the Lord for forgiveness.
Please pray for us .
Amen
Dear Mario and Jean and family,
Our deepest sympathies at your loss. Gladys lived a life truly worth celebrating and her legacy lives on in all of you. With our love and prayers,
Rest In Peace dear Gladys❤️🙏
Dear Mario, Jean and family,
Our heartfelt condolences & sympathy on the loss of your dear mum/nana. May her soul rest in peace!
Deepest Condolences to you all!
Dearest Jean & Mario and lovely family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this challenging times, but may the wonderful memories and loving, heartfelt gatherings keep your hearts full of her love and kind ways. Good bless, she is with the angels.
Our Dearest Aunty Sheila, Jean/ Mario and the whole family,
Our heartfelt condolences to each member of this beautiful family.
This is truly a life worth celebrating. An absolute joy to be with was our dearest Aunt Gladys. My greatest regret was that I couldn’t visit as often as I would’ve liked. Aunty Gladys you sure did have a way of making anyone feel loved and special it was a breath of fresh air to see you at 98 full of fun and jokes , that could only come from a happy and pure soul. We will miss you immensely but live in the hope of reuniting with you in our heavenly home. Rest in peace Aunty Gladys and when you come face to face with Jesus please remember to pray for us. Love and prayers
Aunty Gladys was gentle and radiated love and kindness.
She always appreciated, welcomed and had a good and kind word for everyone she met.
We always told her she looked like A Queen. She had amusing stories to relate and was fun to listen to.
Despite all her ailments and medication she was able to do a lot for her age.
Her Matriarch presence will be sorely missed..
Hi Mario and Jean,
Please accept our condolences on the passing of mom. She was such a special person. I loved bringing Communion with dad to her. Loved spending the little time we had with her. May her beautiful Soul Rest in Peace
Love
Jovita and Vince
Mario Jean & family, I did not know Gladys but you spoke about her with so much love she will be forever in your hearts , our thoughts are with you.
Dear Mario, Jean and family,
Our heartfelt condolences on your loss.
Am sure your mother will be sorely missed but she will be forever in your hearts.
Dear Mario Jean and family please accept our condolences 🙏May God give strength and courage to cope at your loss😔
Rest In Peace dear Gladys🙏❤️
Gladys’s Aunty is an icon of her time.
A very simple, kind and loving lady .
Always willing to listen and loved and welcomed everyone who came her way.
Despite her aststma and medications she made it almost to 99 years!
Her Matriarchal presence will sorely be missed by all.
Eternal Rest grant unto her O Lord and may perpetuatl light shine upon her. May she Rest in Peace🙏
Dear Mario & Jean (former P&O bldg resident):
We were deeply saddened by the demise of the Matriach in your family. She was a longtime teacher at Presentation Convent, Delhi in the 4th. Grade.
We are reminded by Isiah the prophet from the BIBLE:
“DO NOT FEAR. I AM WITH YOU; DO NOT BE ANXIOUS: I AM YOUR GOD. I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU, I WILL HELP YOU, I WILL UPHOLD YOU WITH MY VICTORIOUS HAND.”
We believe, that the one who has gone before us in faith lives on forever. An angel (Gladys) has ascended into HEAVEN to join the Heavenly Father and all the angels and saints.
We are consoled that she left a lasting legacy in whatever role she adopted. She was peaceful, loving, kind, compassionate and simple in all her ways.
Our warm wishes and prayers to all in the Pinto family and good friends.
May the good God bless us all in the family.
The Dom & Cleo Ferrao family (USA)
Dear Mario Jean & Family and to the families of Sheila, Berna, Freda, Alexis, David,
Our heartfelt condolences on your loss.
Nana will be greatly missed.
She was a special person to everyone who knew her & I am sure she is now safe at special place in Heaven.
Dear Mario n Jean and other Siblings n their families,
So Sorry to hear about Nana Gladys demise. Please accept our heartfelt sympathies.
Jeanette n Self are happy we met her in 2008 and chatted with her for quite sometime.
She was such a Positive Mother, always Smiling and enjoying Life to the fullest.
She had a Very Happy n Relaxed Retired Life in Toronto. Thanks to Mario, Jean n Family.
Sharing in your Grief,
Jeanette n Neil
Dear Mario and Jean,
I feel honored to have met Nana Gladys just a few weeks before her passing. Even though she wasn’t quite well I could see she had the strength and spark from a life lived with joy. I’ve been touched to see the love and care with which you surrounded Nana in her last days. May she Rest in Peace.
Wishing you and the family strength and peace in remembering the happy times you have all spent together.
Rest in Peace Nana Gladys🙏🙏 we had the good fortune of meeting you on a few occasions and will always remember your radiant smile and your positivity and warmth towards everyone you met. Our heartfelt sympathies to Mario, Jean, Kunal, Rahul and Mishki and all your other children and their families❤️ Lots of Love Marlaine, Sonu, Kiefer and Caelan
Dearest Mario, Jean, Kunal, Rahul and Marishka,
We are so deeply saddened and sending our all love and prayers to you and Nana Gladys.
Nana Gladys is a true legend of the family and will live on forever in your lives and hearts and have no doubt shower her blessings from her heavenly abode.
You (and all your extended family) are all proof and the amazing legacy of Nana Gladys. The life she led, her professional achievements and above all the love and warmth she gave whoever she met are amazing and beautiful.
Our deepest condolences.
With all all love and prayers,
Pradeep, Rena, Hannah, Sophia and Isabella
Kunal and family. Reading about her and learning a bit more about your family gave me a sense of how important and loved your grandma was.
To you and your family my sincere condolences. Your grandma lived an amazing life and was able to see you grow into the great person you are today.
May God bless her soul and that she rests in peace while looking after you and your loved ones.
Dear Mario Jean Kunal Rahul and Mishki
Please accept our sincere condolences for Nana. We fondly remember the good times we had with her, starting from Fundy Bay. I feel so privileged to have spent an evening with her just a few weeks before she become one with the Lord. We pray for her to rest in peace and may the Lord give you all strength to bear this loss. Thank you for making us part of the beautiful mass in the chapel. I was fortunate to watch it on line. Lots of love to you all.
Dearest cousins Sheila, Berna, Freda, Lexy, Mario, Kookie and your loving families,
We are deeply saddened that our lovely and graceful aunt Gladys is no more, but rejoice that she is now enjoying her heavenly reward and re-united with all our loved ones gone before her.
I was a regular receiver of her beautifully hand written letters each year and would marvel at her neat beautiful and perfectly steady writing. Aunty Gladys was a role model to all of us and though she lived far away from us, the annual letters and later emails kept us connected.
May she rest in eternal peace……
Dear Mario , Jean and the rest of your family,
We were sorry to hear of Aunt Gladys’ passing. She lived a fulfilling, loving and amazing life! She will be greatly missed by all who knew here. May she rest in peace and continue to watch over all of you from above. Hugs & prayers.
A very beautiful & touching service. May Aunty Gladys’s Soul Rest in Peace. Deepest Sympathies to the whole family…. PeterEdith
Holding the beautiful memories of my dearest friend of over 40 years. Nana Gladys, you were my mentor, friend, mother, sister… Your memories will linger on in my heart for ever. Sharing in your pain dear Mario, Jean, Kunal, Rahul, Marishka and the whole family.
Sweet Nana Gladys, always appreciative and affirming, listened with her heart, and loved to share stories and memories of family and times, and recipes too! We shared a common interest in sewing and she was keenly interested in learning new stuff. We thank God for the joy of knowing her, loving her and being loved, and for this our hearts are grateful to our darlings Mario, Jean, Kunal, Rahul and Marishka. Even though the pandemic years ruled out travel, thank you for the occasions on which, you beautiful family, made it possible for us to say hello to Nana, when possible. Today we celebrate Nana’s inspirational life of zest and youthfulness. Rest in eternal peace and joy Nana Gladys, we love you!
Our heartfelt condolences to Mario, Jean, Ku, Ra,Mishk and Sheila, Berna, Freda, Alexis, David and their families. May the beautiful memories of the life and love you shared with Nana Gladys bring you comfort and be your inspiration.
Love and prayers, Rockson, Jen, Jason, Rebecca, Mbonisi & Alexandra
Dearest Aunty Gladys,
May your soul rest in peace. Deep sympathies to the family.
Our deepest condolences to the family. Gladys was a wonderful women and will be truly missed. Now she can have tea with Christina.
Our condolences on the passing of Gladys. I am Sandy’s sister and remember meeting this wonderful woman. I am so sorry I was unable to be there today but my heart is with the family.
Dearest Mario and Jean and the entire Pinto family. Our condolences to each member of the family. Your Mum “Gladys” is now resting among God’s angels and saints and is praying for each one of you. May your Mum’s soul RIP.
Rose Rebello & family
MATTHEW 5:4 BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN.
REJOICE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD THAT HAS UNFOLDED AND WELCOMED OUR BELOVED MOTHER, MUM, NANA, BIG NANA, AUNTIE, MACEY, MAMY, AND MORE.
MUM YOU HAVE SERVED US ALL ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD AND MOTHER MARY AND YOUR TEACHINGS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTON FOR GENERATIONS.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS AND MIND.
FAREWELL MUM ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SHAH FAMILY, FREDA, MANNY, NICHOLA, ROHAN, SERENA, DAVID, MICHELLE, RISH, AND YOUR SEVEN GRANDIES.
UNTIL THAT MOMENT MUM, WE WILL MEET AGAIN SOME WHERE, SOME DAY, DON’T KNOW WHEN. PRAY FOR US ALL MUM WHEN YOU REACH THE GATES OF HEAVEN. WE WILL PRAY FOR YOU ALWAYS AND REMEMBER YOU.
MUM GOD`S ANGELS WILL BE WITH YOU ON YOUR FINAL JOURNEY TO HIS
HOME IN HAVEN.
MUM REMEMBER HE IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE! Thank you manny
THANK THE LORD MUM! NOT ME.
Amen