Peacefully passed away September 24th, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, CA, at the age of 96. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on May 21st, 1914, in Gallinaro, Italy to Vincenza and Marco Apruzzese. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a housewife. At age 13, she and her family migrated from Italy to the United States in 1928, and settled in Jersey City, NJ, where she went to school and ended up starting her career as a seamstress. She met and married her late husband, Alfonse (Al) Volante, in 1934 at our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. They made their home in Jersey City where they raised three children for the next 21years.
In 1955 Mary and her family moved to Burbank, CA, where she continued to work as a seamstress and housewife, while Al took a job at General Motors. Along with her husband, Mary was an active member of St. Robert Bellarmine Church, the Italian Catholic Federation (ICF) the Keystone Club, and the Franciscans. Her interests included family, cooking, bowling, travelling and sewing. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members and friends; and was known as the “Sunshine Girl” because of her volunteer work with the sick and elderly within the community.
Mary and Al raised three children and continued to live in Burbank for the next 50 years.
Mary loved good food and socializing, enjoyed playing bingo with friends, and had a wonderful smile that could light up a room.
Her beloved husband, Al, passed away in 2003 of natural causes, and Mary spent the remaining years of her life living in Thousand Oaks, CA.
She will be missed greatly by her family and everyone who knew her.
Mary is survived by her loving family of two sons and their spouses; Anthony and Barbara Volante, Jerry and Sharron Volante; her daughter and spouse Kathleen and James Aitkens; her six grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren. Her brother Michael Apruzzese passed away recently in 2009 and is survived by his wife Marilyn Apruzzese.
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