Mr. Guglielmo Nicola Grande
elevated HLW3a April 18, 1937 – October 29, 2022
elevated HLW3a Visitation
Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 2:00 – 4:00 & 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Friday, November 4, 2022 from 9:00-10:00 am
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated HLW3a Funeral Mass
Friday, November 4, 2022 at 10:30 am
Chapel of St. Joseph at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
elevated HLW3a For those unable to attend the Funeral Service in person you may watch via live stream by clicking HERE.
elevated HLW3a Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Caritas or Teopoli (Societa’ Unita)
elevated HLW3a Obituary
On Saturday October 29, 2022, surrounded by his family, our Lord called Guglielmo Nicola Grande (also known as Nick).
elevated HLW3a Guglielmo was born on April 18, 1937 in Modugno, Bari, Italy to Domenico and Marta Grande. He emigrated to Canada in 1958 and in 1966, he married the love of his life, Chiara, and devoted his life to supporting his family. They were happily married for 56 years.
elevated HLW3a Loving husband to Chiara, father of Marta (Rocco), Domenic (Rose), Joe (Maria), and devoted grandfather to William, Caterina, Joseph, Cristina, Anthony and Damian.
elevated HLW3a Since arriving in Canada he made his living working in the grocery industry and moved his way up to make the brave and courageous decision to start his own business where he served his local community for 24 years. He was a God loving man, who was a pillar in the church and the community. He will be remembered for his strength of character, friendliness, humour and joy.
elevated HLW3a We love you! We will miss you!
elevated HLW3a The Grande family sincerely appreciates your prayers, your many thoughtful acts of kindness and your constant support.
We ask for your continued prayers.
To Comara and Marta and family Domenic and family Joseph and family
Our deepest condolences to all of you
You are all in our thoughts and prayers
We will miss comparo
He was always cheerful to be around
So glad we have happy memories of him
God bless and love to all
Our Sincere Condolences to the Grande Family. Mr Grande was a very nice man.
Joe enjoyed moments talking with Nicola over the years. May he rest in peace.
Caro Nicola,
Ci mancherai moltissimo, ma sempre ti porteremo nei nostri cuori e nelle nostre memorie. Grazie per tutto quello che hai fatto per noi in comunità. Grazie, soprattutto, per essere stato un amico per i miei nonni Giuseppe e Francesco. Ricorderò sempre come mi avevi chiamato “Francesco Due”, secondo il “Papà Nonno”. Veramente mi sono sempre sentito tenuto con affetto da te e da Chiara, e da tutta la tua bella famiglia.
Il tuo amore cristiano è stato un esempio per molti di noi. La presenza tua e il tuo coinvolgimento nella parrocchia era una fedele testimonianza. Che il Dio della pace ti dia il tuo premio. «Bene, servo buono e fedele… prendi parte alla gioia del tuo padrone» (Matteo 25,21).
Che gli angeli t’accompagnino all’eterna dimora. Che la Madonna ti abbraccia come da mamma.
Francesco
Our condolences to the Grande family
We are deeply sorry for your loss.
Much love alwsys❤️
Josie and Mario Morra j
My condolences for your loss. My prayers are with you during this difficult time. May God bless and comfort you during this difficult time.
Our sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to everyone 🌹
You’re all in our thoughts and prayers 🙏
Thinking of you during this most difficult time,
and may God give you much comfort and strength ❤️
Sentite condoglianze! Dalla famiglia Bellomo Rita e Leopardi Maurizio
Un grande abbraccio
Our dearest God father will be our Angel in heaven and guiding us always. May the eternal light shine on him always. Our deepest condolences to the Grande family.
Condolences so sorry for your loss eternal rest grant onto him ✝️🌹
🙏for you Ciara and your family 🤗❤️
Our deepest condolences to the Grande family. Our heats and prayers are with you.🙏🏻❤️
Our deepest condolences to the Grande family. As you grieve the loss of your loved one, we grieve along with you. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. ❤️
Our dearest Zia Chiara, Marta, Domenico, Joseph and families there are no words to express our deepest condolences. Losing a loved one is a great loss for everyone. Wishing you and your family peace during this difficult time.
Zio Nicola was a loving and giving man. We will cherish the great times and memories that we had when we were together.
To Zio Nicola’s Grandchildren, always hold on to your memories of your grandfather, he was a wonderful and caring person.
Zio Nicola’s loving kindness will always be remembered.
Non siamo mai davvero pronti ad affrontare il distacco dai nostri Cari. Vi sostenga la certezza della Vita Eterna, la vicinanza di tutti quelli che vi vogliono bene, il ricordo della vita trascorsa insieme. Che il Signore doni a Zio Nicola di riposare in pace e a tutti voi la serenità di saperlo in un posto migliore. Un forte abbraccio da Pino, Mariella, Rocco e Nicolò
My condolences to Ciara and all the family. So many fond memories of Nick at the store and keeping a caring eye on everyone in the neighbourhood since retirement. So much a part of the soul of this community. He will be so missed.
Our sincere condolences,
So sorry to hear on the passing of Nicola🌹
Our deepest sympathies to the family, and you are all in our thoughts and prayers 🙏 ❤️
Our deepest condolences Zia Chiara, Marta, Domenico, Joseph, and families. Zio Nicola will be greatly missed. We will cherish all of our memories we had with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
L’Eterno riposo dona a loro, o Signore, e splenda ad essi la luce perpetua. Riposino in pace. Amen
Coloro che abbiamo amato non ci abbandonano mai veramente. Vivono per sempre nei nostri cuori.Un grande abbraccio a tutti voi. Lia Mimmo e Rossella.
Our sincerest condolences Zia Chiara, Marta, Domenico, Joseph and families. Losing a loved one is very difficult and we pray you each find comfort and peace knowing Zio Nicola is no longer suffering.
We will definitely cherish all of the great memories we had together. I personally will never forgot the “Halloween Mask” and how Zio scared us all.
Zio will be deeply missed. May he rest in peace.
Blessings to each of you.
Joe, Maria, Anthony, Damian & the Grande family,
Our deepest condolences to you on the loss of your father & grandfather.
We were very sorry to learn of his passing.
Please know we are thinking of you and are here if you need anything.
Much love,
Adam, Heather, Kirin & Dylan Hayashi
Comara Chiara, Marta, Domenico e Giuseppe: Sentite condoglianze a voi e le vostre famiglie per la scomparsa del vostro marito e padre. Vi mandiamo le nostre preghiere e abbracci che possa darvi conforto in questo triste momento.
To the Grande family, we are sorry to hear about the passing of Nicola. Condolences to all of you during this difficult time. May you hold on to those wonderful memories in your heart and find comfort that he is in a better place.
Dear Marta.
We are so sorry to hear the passing away of your father. He will be dearly missed. We will continue to pray for his soul resting in peace with our Lord. May he be guided and protected by Our Lady.
Dear Joe, Maria, Anthony, and Damian,
Joe, we are sorry to hear about your Dad. Thinking of everyone.
Mandy, Chris & Evan Faulkner
Cara Chiara; Dear Marta, Rocco, Cristina è Caterina; Domenico è Joseph:
To you and the whole family, we send our deepest condolences on the loss of your beloved – husband, dad, grandfather.
Losing someone we love, is always heartbreaking, yet, they are always with us – God now has them in His keeping; we have them in our hearts, our thoughts and in our memories.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you, and we share with you in this time of grief and sorrow.
Sending you warm and loving hugs. Know that we will be here for you whenever you need us.
May God bless all of you, day by day, keep you in His care, and grant you strength, peace and consolation to get through this difficult time.
Eternal rest grant unto Nicola, O lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May Nicola rest in the loving arms of Our Lord. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Dear Nic. Your handsome smile is now with God. We miss you and your sparkling humour to cheers us. Your memory will keep us.
As a little boy I fondly remember my father, Francesco Amati, walking me over to ‘Nicks convenience store’. My first purchase was a candied chocolate 🙂
A kind man, with fun stories to tell. He will be missed by all.
To Chiarina, Marta, Domenic, Joseph and their families,, our heartfelt condolences.
Dear Comara, Marta, Domenic, Joe and Family:
We have such fond memories of my wonderful Compare, including his amazing sense of humour and beautiful smile. Compare was such an integral part of my upbringing and will be greatly missed.
We offer our deepest condolences to you and all the family. You are in our thoughts and prayers always.
Love, Natalie, Michael and Thomas
Our deepest condolences to the Grande family ❤️
Riposa in Pace Compare Nicola 🙏
Love Frank and Lilly Sblendorio and Family.
Our heartfelt condolences, our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Bruno, Maria Flammia and family.
Dearest Zia Chiara, Marta, Domenico and Giuseppe, our heartfelt condolences to you and your family. Wishing you peace, courage, and lots of love at this time of sorrow.
Lo Zio Nicola will be greatly missed and we take comfort from the many wonderful memories we shared together. One of my fondest memories is when all eleven of us would jump into Lo Zio’s big red car on a Sunday afternoon with a picnic basket full of Nonna Rosa’s homemade focaccia and spend the afternoon at Sunnyside Beach. Let’s not forget that Lo Zio always had his camera in hand to capture every special moment. Those days were very special and they will always remain in our hearts.
We will never forget Lo Zio Nicola. May God guide his soul to everlasting peace. 🙏
To Chiara & family:
We are sorry to hear of the passing of nicola. He & your family will be in our prayer’s through this difficult time. One day we will all re-unite with our loved ones.
Sincerely,
Norina Turco & family❤
My condolences to the Grande family. You are all in my prayers and
thoughts through this difficult time.
Joe Doria
Our deepest condolences to the Grande family.
We’re sure that God has welcomed him in his Heavenly Home with open arms.
We will continue to keep him in our prayers. We love you all.
Angelo and Fernanda
Vi prego di accettare le mie più sentite condoglianze. Il compare Nicola era un’anima gentile. Buon marito, padre nonno ed amico. Il suo amore per la famiglia e’ stato esemplare. La sua fede nel Signore era contagiosa. Adesso anche lui e’ tornato all casa del Padre Celeste. Possano i ricordi e la fede dare ad ogni uno di voi la forza in questo momento assai difficile. Aggiungo sentite condogliance dalla famiglia Ardito in Canada.
Can tanto rispetto ed affetto!
Francesco Cacciapuoti
My condolences to the Grande family.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Nicola was a kind & loving person. We were sorry to hear of his passing.
May he rest in peace and may God give the family the strength to get through this difficult time
We are sorry to hear of the passing of Nicola. He & the family will be in our thoughts. I remember his smiling face when I used to visit the variety store.
The Grande family, my prayers and thoughts are with you at this time of great loss. May God grant eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon Nicola. May he Rest In Peace. Katherine
Sentite condoglianze a tutta la famiglia. Vi siamo vicini con tutto il nostro affetto.
Our heartfelt condolences. Compare Nick was a kind and gentle person always ready with a smile and a joke. Sending our love, thoughts and prayers.
Joe, Betty, David, Matthew, Roberto and Marianna Delle Fave
To Marta and family if we could not attend our prayers are with the family. May God keep you strong and safe
Sincere condolences to the Grande family for your loss. Compare Nicole will be missed but memories of him will live on in our hearts. ❤ May he sing and dance with the angels as he rests in peace.
Laura and Carl
Marta, sending my deepest sympathies. Our thoughts are with you and the Grande family. It was a beautiful celebration of your dear Dad’s life.
Love, Janet and Victor
Our deepest condolences to the entire family at this time of true sorrow. May all the beautiful memories you shared together bring you comfort and peace, now, and with each difficult day ahead. Nicola’s dear spirit lives on in all of you. Continue to make him proud each and every day. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Sonora Chiara, Marta, Domenic, Joe, e Famiglie,
My deepest condolences. I too have fond memories of your husband\dad\grandfather when I visited the store, and as part of the St. Catherine and St. Brigid Church community. I share in your sorrow and keep you in my prayers and heart. He will truly be your Angel in all that you do. He will be missed.