Lita Vannicelli

October 28 1928 - March 9 2019

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Visitation :

John Quint Treboni Funeral Home
Wednesday March 13th 2019 5-8 p.m.

1177 W. 5th Avenue
Columbus Ohio 43212

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Services:

Funeral Mass
Thursday March 14th 2019 at 10:00 am

Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
1559 Roxbury Road
Columbus , Ohio 43212

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Obituary

Lita (Varrasso) Vannicelli, our beloved "Maw Maw," who lived her life as an angel here on Earth for her dear friends and family, has now passed on from the darkness of Alzheimer’s to the light of her heavenly home on the evening of March 9, 2019 at the age of 90. She was surrounded by her family and the comforting hand of her loving husband of 68 plus years, Tony Vannicelli. Lita was born on October 28, 1928 to Antonio and Ella Varrasso in Newark. She was a quiet, immensely strong woman with a motto that “it will always be better tomorrow.” Her Catholic faith guided her to volunteer at her parish church of St. Agnes, and she especially loved her volunteer work caring for newborn babies in the nursery at Mt. Carmel. Her love of babies and children lifted her even through Alzheimer’s: holding a baby or a child would always light up her face. Tony and Lita fell in love years ago at Buckeye Lake over french fries and big band music. Their young love blossomed into a beautiful life and family, with children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She always rightfully spoiled those children with sweets – during family gatherings at Halloween and Christmas, on a daily basis from the cookie jar, with sugary cereal after an overnight stay at Maw Maw & Paw Paw’s house, or by carefully cutting thin slices of chocolate from a Hershey’s Kiss for her precious little babies that didn’t yet have teeth. She loved her Bingo, and was able to play 18 cards at a time! Many fun family evenings were spent in her kitchen playing cards and Scrabble, warmed by her famous spaghetti sauce and star soup. She will be so deeply missed by her family; with her in our lives we have been blessed to learn from her values of true love, character, fortitude, kindness, humility and enduring strength. Preceded in death by her parents and sister, Eva Vanucci. She is survived by her loving husband, Tony Vannicelli; children, Jane (Thomas) Fox, Patti (Tom) Reid, Vince (Caterina) Vannicelli; grandchildren, Lori (John) Begley, Anthony (Lynn) Fox, Thomas (Rebecca) Fox, Anthony (Gracie) Reid, Elizabeth (Christopher) Fritz, Katie (Brandon) Cornish, Kristen Reid, Casey (Grant) Thomas, Joseph Vannicelli; great grandchildren, McKenzie and Caden Harris, John, Mia and Ben Begley, Lyla and Brody Fox, Tom, Alex and Eddie Fox, Michael and Charles Reid-Fritz. She was also a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. Her family would like to give a special thank you to her loving caregivers at Sunrise of Dublin. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1379 Dublin Rd, Columbus, OH 43215 or to the St. Anthony Shrine at stanthony.org. We love you Maw Maw! Her family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 5-8 p.m., at the JOHN QUINT TREBONI FUNERAL HOME, 1177 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus. Funeral Mass 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 1559 Roxbury Road (Marble Cliff). Burial to follow, Dublin Cemetery. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com.


Condolences for Lita Vannicelli


From : Frank Monaco
To : Tony Vannicelli
Date: March 12th 2019

Dear Tony
Though I never met your wife, I have always had the upmost respect for you when I first met you while working together at Lazarus. With that thought in mind and reading her obituary, I am sure she had to be of the same type person as you. As such, I just wanted to reach out to you and offer you my sincere condolences for your loss.
God bless you
Frank Monaco
From : Wezi and Family
To : Tony, Janie, Patty and Vince
Date: March 12th 2019

Tony,
I am devastated about Lita. We want them to stay with us forever, but she is at peace with God. Bruno and I always loved spending time with you and Lita. You were always very special to both of us!
Love and Hugs, Wezi


Wezi
From : Saundra Gentry
To : Jane Fox
Date: March 13th 2019

Please accept my condolences in the passing of your mother. May God bless,comfort and keep you and your family.
From : Rose & Family
To : Tony & Family
Date: March 13th 2019

Dear Tony:
So sorry to hear about Lita. She was such a beautiful, warm-hearted person. Eddie always said that both you and Lita were just like family. I know how much you loved her - she will truly be missed.

Love,

Rose
From : Orville Varasso
To : Tony
Date: March 14th 2019

Dear Tony,
I'm writing to you on behalf of my father, Orville Varasso. He is so sorry to hear about the passing of your lovely, wonderful wife, Lita! He would like to speak with you. Many blessings, Orville (Marisa) Varasso