Abbondanza Pilla (nee Martuccio), age 93, beloved wife for 51 years of Michele, cherished mother of Lucia Pilla Montoni (husband Arduino),
devoted nonna of Lisa Montoni Garvin (husband Craig), Dino Sisto Montoni (wife Leigh Ann) and Nada Montoni Ingram (husband Bret),
great grandmother of Sara, Myka, Amelia, Madelina, Alaina, Lidia and Silvia, beloved daughter of Vincenzo Martuccio and Libera Paolucci (both deceased),
loving sister-in-law, aunt and cousin of many.
Before emigrating to the United States in 1967, Abbondanza worked with her mother on the family farm. She was a strong and independent woman, an avid gardener, amazing cook and baker and a master crocheter, all of which she taught her family.
Entombment All Souls Cemetery. Mass of Christian Burial 10 am Thursday at Divine Word Catholic Church, 8100 Eagle Rd., Kirtland, OH 44094.
FRIENDS MAY CALL AT THE GATTOZZI AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 12524 Chillicothe Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 WEDNESDAY, 4-8 pm.
Contributions in Abbondanza's memory suggested to Hospice of the Western Reserve, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110