Name: Laura Grossi
Life Dates: 1/20/1944 - 2/17/2011
City Of Birth: Gaeta, Italy
History
February 17, 2011. Laura was predeceased by her husband, Louis J. Grossi; parents, Yolanda Cosmo DiMarzo; mother-in-law father-in-law, Minnie Nicholas Grossi; brother-in-law Cristoforo Faggiano. She is survived by her sons, Nick (Kathy) Grossi and Steven Grossi; grandchildren, Louis Grossi Nicole Grossi; sisters brothers, Angelina (Vincent) Natale, Maria Faggiano, Salvatore DiMarzo, Anna (Ralph) Spezio, Dominic (Susan) DiMarzo, Frances DiMarzo Teresa DiMarzo; brothers-in-law sisters-in-law, Frank (Patricia) Grossi Virginia (Paul) Burgio; several nieces, nephews cousins.
Donations
Donations may be sent to the U of R Liver Transplant, Department of Surgery, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester NY 14642.
Services
Laura's Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Monday, February 21st at St. Lawrence Church, 1000 North Greece Road.
Entombment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Additional Information
Laura's family would like to extend a sincere thanks gratitude to the doctors, nurses staff at the ISCU unit, 8-3600, of Strong Memorial Hospital for the special loving care given to her.
Tributes
Laura and Bob Baker wrote on Nov 30, 2002:
"Laura and Bob Baker Relation to Deceased: Friend of Francis DiMarzo To the DiMarzo Family, Our prayers, thoughts and heart goes out to all of you for the loss of your sister, mother, aunt, grandmother, etc.. I have never known such a wonderful family as yours, and we feel like family to all of you. Fran is the godmother to my daughter Chantel and she has been family... So sorry Laura had to suffer as long as she did but she is now in peace and family met her at those Golden Gates. The table was set and they had a feast and celebration, I just know it....Sorry I was not there for you Fran and for the rest of the family, but you are in my thoughts and prayers... God Bless all of you, love always Laura, Bob , Bob Jr, Chantel and family The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips"
Danny & Tracy Tubiolo - ( rossi's ) wrote on Nov 30, 2002:
"Danny & Tracy Tubiolo - ( rossi's ) Relation to Deceased: Close Family Freinds Nick / Steve & the entire Grossi / DiMarzo Family, our dearest condolences go out to you during this tough time.. our thoughts & prayers are with you. Danny & Tracy Tubiolo & Sue Rossi The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips"
Nancy (Leonetti) Morgan wrote on Nov 30, 2002:
"Nancy (Leonetti) Morgan Relation to Deceased: Childhood friend I was so sorry to hear of Laura's passing. I have many fond memories of Laura and her family and often think of how much fun we had as kids. With my sincere sympathy to all of you at this time, my thoughts and prayers are with you. The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips"
Louis J Grossi wrote on Nov 30, 2002:
"Louis J Grossi Relation to Deceased: Grandson & Family We love you and miss you, We will always be thinking about you. The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips"
Nancy & Bill Neerbasch wrote on Nov 30, 2002:
"Nancy & Bill Neerbasch Relation to Deceased: Neighbors Laura, was a dear friend and neighbor for many, many years. She was kind and loving to all. When our Grandson William came along nearly 9 years ago, Laura would always come out to greet him and tell us how beautiful he was and how much she loved him. All the neighborhood children loved Mrs. Grossi. She was a wonderful friend that asked for nothing, but would give you anything. She will be dearly missed, as is her beloved Louie. Laura had 2 wonderful son, Nick & Steven. May God Bless Her Soul as she joins her one and only Louiie In Heaven. Safely Home I am home in Heaven dear ones: Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. All the pain and grief is over, every restless tossing passed I am now at peace forever, safely home in Heaven at last. Then you must not grieve so sorely, for I love you dearly still; try to look beyond earth shadows, Pray to trust our Father's will There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand: do it now, while life remaineth you shall rest in Jesus' land When that work is all completed, He will gently call you Home; oh the rapture of that meeting, oh the joy to see you come!"
Mary Angela Faggiano wrote on Nov 30, 2002:
"Mary Angela Faggiano Aunt Laura, I'll always remember your smile, your kindness and your courage. I am so grateful to you for the lessons I learned these past weeks. I am happy I had the opportunity to be with you and watch over you. I looked forward to seeing you everyday in hopes that I'd walk into your room and you would greet me with your beautiful smile. I never gave up on you, you were a fighter and I wanted to take you home. In the end it's not up to us how it all ends. Only God can make that decision. I know in my heart that you are in a better place now, peaceful and without any pain. I will miss you, and someday we will see each other again. God Bless You. You are truly an Angel in Heaven. The celebration of life, shared in the beginning, and again, in the end. Yet we forget to celebrate it, in every moment we live. Time, days, years, go on, but are we alive? Alive and do not know it, sleeping in the world and dead to the life we are to live. To celebrate all life, the sparrow who sang in the morning, and died in the night, why do we not celebrate its life? To know thyself is to know you are alive - to give, to love, to seek truth, beauty, and suffer pain. In life as it is meant to be, pain is forgotten, and strength is all that's left to be gained in the moment by moment celebration of life. By Deborah Peabody"