CICCARELLO, Anna

Anna Ciccarello

(nee D'Angelo)

Born in Adelaide, South Australia on the 6th April 1956.

Peacefully taken into the Lord's Arms on Wednesday the 16th November 2022,

surrounded by the comfort and love of her family.

Aged 66 years.

Adored wife of Sam for 44 years.

Cherished and devoted "Mumma" of

Rebecca

Julia and Carlo De Nitto

Jessica and Kamil

Daniel and Amelia.

Doting and devoted Nonna to

Alessia, Luca, Vinnie and Grace.

Loving daughter of Michele and Teresa D’Angelo

and daughter-in-law of Orazio and Rosaria Ciccarello.

Devoted sister and sister-in-law of

Tony D’Angelo, Carmine D’Angelo, and George and Oliva Ciccarello.

Beloved Auntie of

Laura, Michael, Tania, Costa, Stefan, Gemma and their families.

Lovingly remembered as a truly special lady by family and friends both in Australia and Italy.

The family would like to thank Dr Bardy, the exceptional nursing staff, and the Haematology Team

at the Royal Adelaide Hospital for the care and compassion shown to Anna / Mum.

Resting in peace as our beautiful Guardian Angel above.

Flying free in God’s Heavenly Kingdom.

Always Smiling, Always Remembered, Always in our Hearts

To my darling wife,

We shared 44 wonderful years together; we created our Home and our Family.

The last 2 ½ years were very difficult for you. You showed us a side that I always knew you had.

You showed humility, perseverance, patience, kindness and positivity every step of the way.

The way that you were, rubbed off on all of us and made us better people because of your influence.

You have always been the heart of our family and you will continue to live on through the cherishing

of our beautiful memories. You lived for your family and there was nothing you loved more

than being with your grandchildren. You have always allowed your children and grandchildren to be who they are

and have given them nothing but love and support. They all adore you and I will do my best to continue

to show them the tenderness and love that you always did. You have always been such a beautiful Wife

and you supported me in whatever I did. You were my life and whilst I am missing you immensely

it brings me comfort to know that you are no longer suffering and you are resting in peace.

Until we meet again my darling wife, I will love you forever.

Love from ‘Your Beautiful Man’, Sam XOXOXO

Dear Mum,

You were an Angel on earth and now you are an Angel up above. I will miss

your beautiful bright smile that lit up the room, your hugs and kisses, and our daily phone calls.

You were one of a kind, so loving, compassionate and thoughtful; I was so blessed to have you

as my Mum. I miss you already. Fly with the Angels and be free from all worry and suffering.

Love from your Becky XOXOXO

Our Letter to Heaven

To my beautiful Mummy,

You were my first everything; my first carer, my first teacher, my first best friend and my first source

of inspiration. You taught me my first lessons about life. You showed me how to be good, kind,

caring, generous and wise. You guided me down the path of my life and showed me how expansive,

how wonderful and how limitless this world can be. You showed me how to appreciate the good days

and how to face the challenging ones with grace and courage and I am so proud of you for this.

Your limitless love for your grandchildren has taught them how to be good people and your influence

will live on in them forever. They will be better people for having Nonna Anna in their lives.

We have learned so much from you about how to face life positively. We will wake up each day

to face the world because of the values, strength and love you have consistently shown us.

Thank you for everything; your wisdom, your humour, your kindness, your support.

You have made me the person that I am today.

Our Blessed Mother Mary was a perfect example of how a Mum should be,

and you mirrored this through your unconditional love for us all.

Jesus has wrapped his arms around you and has brought you to the Banquet with all your loved ones in Heaven.

We will love you for eternity our beautiful, special Angel. Love from Julia, Carlo, Alessia and Luca XOXO

My beautiful Mummy,

You were my Bestest Friend and My World. We shared a special bond that I am so thankful for.

There was nobody that I loved spending time with more than you; being with you made me happy

and was my safe place. In your eyes, everything I did was ‘The Best’;

you were constantly supportive and encouraging.

We always laughed together and we have so many inside jokes that I will always cherish;

I am so thankful that we could still laugh together even during some of the harder days we faced

‘My Norty Gi Gi Gi who I love love love’.

You were unique and so special in every way and we children have been so blessed to have a Mum and Nonna like you.

Mum, you have always supported your children and grandchildren to be who they are,

always accepting, supportive, loving, patient, protective, selfless, warm and always seeing the best in each of us.

For you, your children’s happiness was everything.

You were always vibrant, fun and happy; you gave us such a beautiful life; Thank You Mum.

Mum, in recent years you suffered a lot, yet you never complained. You fought so hard and were

so strong and brave; we are so proud of you. Every step of the way you remained thankful, compassionate, positive,

faithful and always with a smile and still looking out for your family.

Despite the challenges, we had many special moments and made the most of our time together.

I thank God for this and for our Miracle in keeping you with us for the time He did.

My heart is hurting and I am missing you so much already, but I am taking comfort in knowing that you are now free

from all suffering. I know that you have gone to a better Place and will always be around us in Spirit.

I am imagining that beautiful smile and how happy you would be up there in Heaven

reunited with your loved ones. Thank you for everything Mum.

Fly free and be with us from Above. We will forever keep your Memory alive.

I will love you forever my Darling Mummy, My Beautiful Lady, My Special One.

Love from your ‘Sweetness Pie Puscinella’ Jessie and Kamil XOXOXO

Dear Mum,

Losing you has left such a massive hole in my life. The fact that I can never call you or see your beautiful happy face again

brings me so much sadness. I honestly thought we’d get to have you around for longer, as you were so great

at fighting the cancer. You inspired so many. Not once did you ever self-pity.

You were so strong but now your suffering is over and you are set free and in God’s mansion.

I will always miss and love you. Thank you for being such a loving and proud Nonna to Vinnie and Grace.

My children will never forget you. Love from Danny, Amelia, Vinnie and Grace XOXOXO

To Nonna,

We love you dearly with all our hearts. We are going to miss you a lot.

We know that you will be looking down on us from Heaven.

In Heaven you won’t have cancer anymore and all your bruises will go away.

You always put us Grandchildren first. We loved when you would say to us “Who loves you?”

and we would reply with “I do”. I know that you will be proud of us even in Heaven.

Remember Nonna we will never ever forget you. We will miss all the things you did,

like watching us dance, making us iceys and buying us treats. We love you Nonna to the moon and back.

Love you forever, Alessia, Luca, Vinnie and Grace. XOXOXO

To our darling Anna,

You were our beautiful sister, but you were like a Mother to us,

and the most Angelic person we knew. Your warmth and kindness was inspirational.

Rest In Peace.

Your loving Brothers, Tony and Carmine

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