Maria Frate
elevated 8iuhP February 15, 1938 ~ July 10, 2018
elevated 8iuhP Visitation
Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 2 – 4 & 5 – 8 pm
elevated 8iuhP Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated 8iuhP Funeral Mass
Friday, July 13, 2018 at 11:30 am
elevated 8iuhP Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated 8iuhP Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7
elevated 8iuhP Obituary
elevated 8iuhP Maria Frate,
elevated 8iuhP Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on July 10, 2018 at the age of 80. She has been reunited with her husband Salvatore. Maria was a loving mother of her three children, generous Nonna to her six grandchildren and dear Nonnetta to her six great-grandchildren. She will be lovingly remembered for her generosity and kindness that she always showed to others. Maria will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated.
Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the passing of your Mom, for life is so fragile and loss always comes too soon. We are sorry for the loss of such a valuable person in your life. Moms are very important and special people which their love can never be replaced by any other and will never be forgotten. May our Lord bless and comfort you and your family during this time of grief.
“What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us.” -Helen Keller
It’s difficult to put in words the sorrow I feel for the passing of a person so special in one’s life as a mother. Her smile, her laughter and her voice are embedded in my mind and they warm my heart when I think of her. I thank your mom, my Zia Maria, for the kind memories she gave me.
May the memory of her love bring the caressing warmth of a mother to your hearts and loving smiles to your faces.
Our deepest sympathies and may the Lord bless all of you during this most difficult time of sadness. You are in our thoughts.
My sincerest condolences on the loss of your blessed mother. May God bless her. My thoughts & prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.