Obituary of Angiolina Alberico
Angiolina Alberico
(nee Brandolino)
Age 98, of Joliet, IL, passed away, Monday, April 12, 2021, at home surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on April 7, 1923, in San Vittorino, Italy. She emigrated to the United States in 1970, where she settled in Joliet.
Angiolina was a member of the Church of St. Anthony and the American Italian Cultural Society. She loved gardening, cooking, sewing and being a homemaker, and the occasional trips to the casino. Angiolina spent much time traveling to Italy throughout her life.
She is survived by her three children, Fiore Alberico of Joliet, IL, Antonio (Lauretta) Alberico of Henderson, NV, and Maria (Pasquale) Carestia of Joliet, IL; six grandchildren, Sylvia (Gerardo) Zepeda, Laura (Carlos) Flores, Antonio Alberico II, Anna Maria (Gary) Binkley, Secondina (Jason) Doyle, and Pasquale (Marianna) Carestia, Jr.; great-grandchildren, Alejandro and Carina Zepeda, Angelica, Ariana, and Adriano Flores, Christina (Lucas) Hayden, Adam Doyle, Paolo Binkley, Maria, and Maggie Gukasian; two great-great-grandchildren, Harper and Amelia Hayden; four sisters, Maria, Adele, Conchetta and Marianna (the late Ralph); and one brother, Ted (Lorraine); numerous nieces, nephews and friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paolo Alberico (1998); and her parents, Luigi and Santa (DelRaso) Brandolino.
Visitation for Angiolina Alberico will be Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black (at Essington Rds.), Joliet from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Facemasks are required and capacity restrictions will be observed. Funeral Services will be Friday, April 16, 2021, at 10:15 a.m. from the funeral home to the Church of St. Anthony, 100 N. Scott St., Joliet, IL 60432, where the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Enshrinement will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. For more information, please call 815-741-5500 or you may visit her Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com where you can share a favorite memory or leave an online condolence.
