elevated notA4 May 7, 1931 ~ May 3, 2025

elevated notA4 Visitation
Friday, May 9, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6

elevated notA4 Funeral Mass
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.
Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home

elevated notA4 To watch the Mass virtually, please click here.

elevated notA4 Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7

elevated notA4 Obituary
Irene Favero (nee Francini) passed away peacefully at the age of 93 at Humber River Regional Hospital surrounded by the love of her family. 

elevated notA4 Irene was born on May 7th in Loro Ciuffena, Arezzo Italy to Arturo Francini and Gina (nee Braccini).  Loving wife of 32 years to the late Paolo Favero. Devoted mother to the late Sonia (Dino) and Marcie (Michael). Nonna Amore to her grandchildren Rita (Jon), Michelle (Denis), Paul (Gema), and Robert (Rachel).  Proud great-grandmother to Jacob, Xander, Jaxon, Julian and Phoenix. Sister to the late Maria Bartolini, Attilio Francini and Giovanni Francini, and survived by her siblings Franco Francini, Felicetta Cardini and Gioiello Francini. 

elevated notA4 Irene journeyed through life from a rural town in the Tuscan hills to Switzerland and finally to Canada, carrying with her always a welcoming and joyful heart.  She touched many lives by opening her home, creating community spirit in her neighbourhood and always being ready with a giant pot of food. Irene’s light-hearted jokes, and whole-hearted tenderness will be dearly missed.  

elevated notA4 We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the compassionate and dedicated PSWs from Circle of Care, her nurse Taylor at Humber River Regional Hospital and Dr. Awad who took excellent care of her. 

elevated notA4 In Memory of Irene, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.