Maria Barbalinardo
elevated FaNAx Maria Teresa Barbalinardo
elevated FaNAx 1928 to 2020
elevated FaNAx Obituary
elevated FaNAx Maria Teresa (Mastronardi) Barbalinardo, 91 years old, passed away on June 3rd 2020 at Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Maria Teresa (known as Teresa and Teresina) was born in Pisticci, Italy on December 26th 1928, the daughter of Maria Caterina Lomassaro and Michele Mastronardi.
elevated FaNAx Maria Teresa was named after her grandmothers Maria Teresa Forte and Maria Teresa Pernette. Teresa grew up on a farm in southern Italy, with her sister Grazia and three brothers, Francesco, Michele and Domenico. Teresa married Domenico Barbalinardo on December 22nd 1949, in Pisticci, where their first daughter, Pasqualina was born. Teresa, Domenico and Pasqualina moved from Pisticci, Italy to Toronto, Ontario Canada in the early 1950s where they raised their family of four daughters followed by one son. Teresa was proud of her family’s accomplishments of higher education, including a lawyer, a dentist, an engineer, a nurse, several teachers, a physiotherapist, an electrician, and an ironman are among her grandchildren’s’ successful careers. The stability and size of Teresa’s family is a testament to her love of family and dedicated work raising them.
elevated FaNAx Teresa is survived by her devoted husband Domenico Barbalinardo (Pisticci, June 1927) to which she was married for over 70 years, her loving sister Grazia Mastronardi-Matera of Pisticci, Italy and brother Michele Mastronardi of Pisticci, Italy. Two of Teresa’s brothers, Domenico and Francesco, preceded her in death.
elevated FaNAx Teresa is survived by her five caring children and their spouses: Pasqualina Saverino married to Attilio Saverino, Maria Caterina Kieffer married to Campbell Kieffer, Anna Bernard married to Edward Alan Bernard, Assunta Snyder married to Stewart Snyder, Nicola Barbalinardo married to Maureen Barbalinardo.
elevated FaNAx Teresa is survived by her 13 affectionate grandchildren and spouses: Domenico Saverino married to Nada D’Aquilante, Giulia Saverino married to Ugolino Sdao, Anna Maria Giansante married to Agostino Giansante, Jason Kieffer married to Mairi Grieg, John Michael Kieffer, Matthew Kieffer married to Thea Trussoni, Elliott Sean Bernard, Selina Marie Puente married to Alexander Puente, Christopher Snyder married to Jessie Dobson-Snyder, David Snyder, Michael Barbalinardo married to Danielle Barbalinardo, Colleen Barbalinardo and Allison Barbalinardo. Teresa is survived by her adoring great-grandchildren: Cristina Patricia Saverino, Marco Attilio Saverino, Sofia Laura Sdao, Daniel Giansante, Matthew Giansante, Lucas Giansante, Rudy Kieffer, Isabel Kieffer, Wyatt Alexander Puente, and Alayna Kristine Puente.
elevated FaNAx The funeral service will be held on Friday, June 5th 2020 at 1:25pm, at Holy Cross Funeral Home in Thornhill. Entombment will immediately follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. There will be no visitation (except limited immediate family) due to Covid19 restrictions.
Our deepest condolences from all the cousins of the Camardo Family. Rest in peace Teresa and we shall see you again.
Love the Camardo family.
Rest in peace zia Teresa. Such a sweet lady. I will never forget when her and Uncle Domenic would come for a visit. She would always have a new pair of slippers for us and a bag of produce from their garden.
To the beautiful soul who opened the door for my dad upon arriving to Canada in 1950. Our deepest condolences to the entire family. What a beautiful lady your mom was. Rest In Peace commara Teresa!
Sincere condolences to the entire Barbalinardo family on their loss.
Dear Cathy and family,
We are so sorry to hear the sad news.
We will pray for you and the rest of your family. God Bless your Mom.
Cathy and family,
We are so saddened to hear this news. I’m so sorry for your losses, I cannot even imagine.
From my family to yours we will be praying for you all in this time of grief and sadness.
My deepest condolences to the entire Barbalinardo clan. May God Bless my dearest aunt Teresa.
Our sincere condolences to the Barbalinardo Family. We are so saddened to hear of your loss. We are so blessed to have known both her and Domenico and have many good memories. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May Maria Teresa rest in peace.
Steve and Mary Saverino and Family