Rita Pecora
elevated 03wZl April 4, 1934 ~ May 10, 2023
elevated 03wZl Visitation
Sunday, May 14, 2023 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm
elevated 03wZl Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated 03wZl Funeral Mass
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:30 am
elevated 03wZl Chapel of St. Joseph – Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
elevated 03wZl Click Here to View the Funeral Mass
elevated 03wZl Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7
elevated 03wZl Blessed Virgin Mausoleum
elevated 03wZl Obituary
elevated 03wZl It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Rita Pecora (nee Naccarato), at the age of 89 on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Raffaele Pecora. Cherished mother of Josie and her husband John Jamnik, Gino and his wife Lori Pecora. Devoted and proudest Nonna to Joseph and his wife Madeline, Andrew, Matthew, Gianluca, Marco, and Frankie. Dearest sister of Luisa, Lena, Alba, Albert, Jerry, the late Gene, the late Maria and the late Guido.
elevated 03wZl Rita will forever be remembered by many relatives and friends.
elevated 03wZl Rita was born on April 4, 1934, in Sant’lppolito, Cosenza, Italy. Loving daughter of the late Carmine and Giulia Naccarato.
elevated 03wZl If desired, donations may be made to The Terry Fox Foundation with Nicole Nardi Dedication Team in the comment box. https://give.terryfox.ca/3733/donate
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Lori and family, in your time of grief, I wish to express my deepest sympathies for the loss of your beloved mother and nonna Rita.
My deepest sympathy! May the lord comfort you and your family on every side. May her legacy live through you all!
God Bless your family.
Hi Alexandria,
Thank you for your kind words and thoughtfulness. Your support is much appreciated.
Take care,
Josie & family
Josie, my sincere condolences to you and your family. May she rest in peace.
Hi Angie,
Thank you for condolences and thoughtfulness.
Kind regards,
Josie & family
Dear Josie,
Hi Josie,
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. I know she was unwell, but the death of one’s mother is very difficult and the absence of her presence is felt keenly.
Please know that your family is in my prayers.
I hope this poem gives you some measure of comfort knowing that your mother is having a reunion in heaven with all of her loved ones who have gone before her.
The Ship
I am standing on the seashore, a ship sails in the morning breeze and starts for the ocean.
She is an object of beauty and I stand watching her till at last she fades on the horizon and someone at my side says: “She is gone.”
Gone where?
Gone from my sight that is all.
She is just as large in the masts, hull and spars as she was when I saw her, and just as able to bear her load of living freight to its destination.
The diminished size and total loss of sight is in me, not in her, and just at the moment when someone at my side says, “She is gone”
there are others who are watching her coming, and other voices take up a glad shout:
“There she comes!”
And that is dying.
Author unknown
Hi Katharina,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful and comforting poem. I used some of the words in the eulogy for my mom and also the presiding priest at the funeral mass told the story of the Ship poem. It was a meaningful theme at my mom’s funeral as we have lost several family members and are comforted by the fact that they are reunited with my mom. Take care, Josie
Josie and Gino, Connie and I send our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to you both and your families on the passing of your much beloved mother. We know that the painful grief you feel now will, over time, be supplanted by the uncountable thousands of happy and precious memories that were created during your lifetimes with your sweet, loving mother.
Rita was very special to us, particularly to Connie, in part because Connie was able to enjoy your mother’s reminiscences from her youth back in Calabria. Those memories were often very similar to those of Connie’s mother and Connie herself when they lived in the Catanzaro area. I treasured your mother because she always had a warm, broad smile when I spoke my broken Italian to her and she always showered us with those heavenly Calabrese pastry treats she made when we came to visit. We will miss her dearly.
Hi Maury and Connie,
Thank you for your kind words and sharing your memories of our mom. She loved spending time with both of you. Thank you for your support.
Josie, Gino & family.
Perora family , my deepest condolences on the passing of your beloved mother . May she Rip.
Our deepest condolences to you and your family.
Hi Guy and Diana,
Thank you for your kind words and for attending the wake. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with you as well.
Take care,
Josie and Family
Dear Josie,
My deepest condolences to you and your family of the passing of your mother.
May the beautiful memories of her carry you and your loved ones through this difficult time.
Keeping you and the family in my thoughts and prayers.
Antonio,
Thank you for your kind words, thoughts and prayers. Thank you for your support.
Josie & family