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Loving wife, mother and grandmother
Mrs. Olga (Ciarlo) Ferrara, 95, of Waterbury passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at the VITAS Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving widow of the late Salvatore “Sam” Ferrara.
Olga was born in Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 28, 1921, a daughter of the late Thomas and Martina (Del Vecchio) Ciarlo. In her younger years, she worked at Waterbury Steel Ball for 10 years. She and Sam then started a family and raised their children in Waterbury. Later, she worked at the Timex Corp. and Bendix for 28 years, retiring in 1989. Finally, she worked at Wilby High School until 1994. Olga enjoyed ballroom dancing with her husband and loved to cook Sunday dinner for her family.
Olga leaves behind her two children, Michael Ferrara and his wife, Sherry, of Middlebury and Carmella DeStefano and her fiancée, Angelo Vaccaro, of Waterbury. She also leaves behind her five grandchildren: Melissa DeStefano; Paul DeStefano and his wife, Leslie; Chelsea Ferrara, and her fiancé, Alex Alfano; Kimberly Ferrara; and Nicholas Ferrara; and her great-granddaughter, Mackenzie DeStefano. She was predeceased by her son, Joseph Ferrara, and her siblings Corado, Domenic and Thomas Ciarlo and Victorina Castaldi.
The family would like to thank the VITAS Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital, especially her nurse, Maria Bataista, for the kind and compassionate care given to Olga.
The funeral will be Friday, March 3, 2017, at 10 a.m. from Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours will be Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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