Maria Leo
elevated vqab0 November 24, 1932 – June 13, 2022
elevated vqab0 Visitation
Sunday June 19, 2022, from 4:00 – 8:00 pm
elevated vqab0 Monday June 20, 2022 from 2:00-4:00 pm & 6:00-8:00 pm
elevated vqab0 Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated vqab0 Funeral Mass
Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 10:30 am- Chapel of St. Joseph, Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
elevated vqab0 Entombment
Westminster Cemetery 5830 Bathurst St. North York
elevated vqab0 Obituary
elevated vqab0 Leo, Maria (née Tibaudo), It is with much sadness that I announce my dear and beautiful mother passed away on June 13, 2022 at Scarborough Health Network – Birchmount Hospital from complications from dementia at the age of 89 and is now reunited in heaven with her beloved spouse Vito (d. 1988). Born in Vita, Trapani, Sicily, Italy on November 24, 1932. The second of four children and the daughter of the late Andrea Tibaudo (d. 1983) and Sebastiana Abate (d. 1999). Predeceased by her son-in-law, Vito Renda (d. 2018), her sister Vita (d. 2015) and spouse Girolamo Corso (d. 2014) and sister-in-law Antonietta (d. 2015) and spouse Pietro Aguanno (d. 1974). Survived by her only child and devoted daughter and caregiver Enza Maria Renda, loving grandchildren Salvatore, Vito and Nicolas (Cristina) and great-granddaughters Violet Marie and Sophie Rose. Also survived by her sister Rosa (Pietro Di Stefano d. 1993) and brother Giuseppe and spouse Paola Tibaudo and sisters-in-law Caterina (Salvatore Accardo d. 2005), Maria (Giuseppe Leo d. 2017), and Maria (Giuseppe Accardi d. 2021). She was set to sail to Canada with her spouse but there was a setback because of a technicality in her immigration papers and was therefore forced to come to Canada at a later date on her own. Sailing on the SS Conte Biancamano she arrived at Halifax’s Pier 21 on June 8, 1953 and boarded the train to Toronto and was reunited with her beloved Vito who was waiting for her at Union Station. She would always say what a great country Canada is and how grateful she was to be given that opportunity to live here.
elevated vqab0 She was hard working and worked in the garment district for quite some time and when her eye health did not allow for that anymore, she worked as a cashier and deli clerk and then as a lunchroom supervisor at Briarhill Public School in Toronto. She was a great gardener, cook, baker, knitter, seamstress, social butterfly and at times could be feisty. She was efficient, quick and could find humour. Her soul would radiate high energy, spirit and kindness. She will be dearly missed by her family, sister and brother, sisters-in-law, and many nieces and nephews in Italy and Canada. Many thanks to CELHIN for their continued guidance and support and the PSWs from Spectrum for all their help which allowed me to keep and care for my mom at home. She also received excellent and dedicated nursing care from her nurse Nerissa.
elevated vqab0 If desired, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation
Family and friends are invited to view the Funeral Mass on Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 10:30 am please click the link below.
Nonna Maria will be deeply missed. She was a wonderful grandmother and great grandmother to our daughters.
Nick and I will forever miss going over your house after classes at York. You would always have food ready for us with an espresso and cookie to end the meal. Thank you for all your dedication to your family.
Love, Nicolas, Cristina, Violet and Sophie
Rest In Peace Zia Maria!
You are now re-united with Zio Vitino
With lots of love
Iana and Mike Alexander
✝️🙏❤️
Sending the Renda Family our deepest sympathies. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this very difficult time.
L’Associazione Trapanese (ATEM) porge le più sentite condoglianze a tutta la famiglia Leo, Tibaudo, Renda. In questi giorni cosi triste ci uniamo nel vostro dolore.
Condoglianze a tutti in Famiglia Frank e Nina Grassa
Deepest condolences to Renda family for your great loss. May your happy memories give you peace and comfort during this challenging time.
Beautiful memories are
silently kept of an aunt.
We loved dearly and will
never forget.
Rest In Peace
Zia Maria🙏🏻✝️❤️🕊🌹
Love, Enza, Ralph, Bianca and Daniel
Sentite condoglianze a tutti voi
Vi siamo vicini…
In questo momento così triste.
Beautiful memories are
silently kept of an aunt.
We loved dearly and will
never forget.
Rest In Peace
Zia Maria🙏🏻✝️❤️🕊🌹
Love, Enza, Ralph, Bianca and Daniel
Maria will be very missed. She was such a lovely lady. I had the pleasure of working with her at Briar Hill, it felt like working with family. May she RIP and reunite with her husband 🙏🏻❤️
Dear Enza Maria and family,
Please accept my heartfelt condolences on the passing of your mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. May your beautiful memories of her bring you comfort and strength during this time. May God rest her soul.
Dana
Vi faccio le mie piu sentite condoglianze…. Per quanto lontani siamo, ma i ricordi e l’affetto rimangono sempre impresse nel cuore…
La vostra mamma e nonna adesso riposa in pace e piena d’amore, circondata dagli angeli e dalle persone care che come lei sn volati in cielo.😊
Vi mando un forte abbraccio… 🥰Irene.
Ho seguito il rito funebre con mia moglie Angela, ripercorrendo nella memoria lontani ricordi, eventi, immagini…
Tante, tantissime le emozioni, legate al passato, al presente, al mistero della vita e della morte.
La fede in Cristo e la speranza restano i fondamenti ai quali restare aggrappati.
Prego per Maria e abbraccio tutti voi familiari.