CATERINA MILLO

1920 - 2011

Caterina “Nona” Millo (nee Persel), beloved wife of the late Matteo Millo, passed away peacefully in Taber on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the age of 90 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to Prayers at the Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 6:00 P.M.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 5009 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. with Reverend Vincent TuanHa Celebrant. Burial to follow at the Taber Memorial Garden.
Nona is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughter-in-law Zorka Millo of Taber, grandchildren Bernard (Wendy) Millo of Taber and their children Jordyn & Rylan; Richard (Alison) Millo of Taber and their children Kade, Kennedy & Jett; Lloyd Millo (Stephanie Finstad) of Taber and their children Jaela & Jaeden; and Lenny Millo of Taber; her daughter Livia (Louis) Sich of Trochu, grandchildren Anita (Chris) Palacz of Calgary and their children Carly & Ella; Dr. Martin (Kelly) Sich of Three Hills and Ivan Sich of Trochu. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Italy.
She was predeceased by her husband Matteo in 1971, her son Nereo in 2007, her parents and all four brothers and three sisters and their spouses.
Nona was born in Verteneglio, Italy on September 1, 1920 to Rosa (nee Pauluzi) & Francesco Persel. In her early twenties she met and married local farm boy, Matteo Millo on December 5, 1940. In March of 1957 together with their two children, they immigrated to Canada and settled in the Taber area. They began working on several area farms doing work which included hoeing beets, picking rocks, grading potatoes and picking vegetables for the local farmers. After four years of hard work and saving, they purchased a farm near Barnwell. One year later, they sold that farm and purchased another larger farm north of Taber.
Nona was a very determined and hard working woman. In addition to her daily duties on the farm she loved sewing by hand, knitting and cooking. Following her challenge with breast cancer in 1974, Nona battled through this, subsequently living cancer free for thirty seven years.
In January 1976 she moved off of the farm and into a house in Taber. She resided there on her own until 2007 when she moved into the Taber Extended Care. Nona thoroughly enjoyed being there surrounded by others. She especially enjoyed the exercise activities and loved all the music.
If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Caterina’s name may be made directly to the Taber & District Health Foundation, 4326 - 50 Avenue, Taber, Alberta T1G 1N9.