Ilario Rizzo was born September 10, 1931 in Boara, Polesine and passed away at the age of 88 on November 11, 2019 in Vancouver,BC. He is survived by his wife Luciana of 57 years. Devoted father to Franco (Maggee), Claudio (Mary), Nadia (Rob) and Susy. Ilario (Nonno) will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Ryan, Kyle, Lorenzo (Kristine) Tashya-Rose (Nicolas), Luca (Adelina), Dario and Marco (Jayden). Also survived by many nieces, nephews and family members in Italy. Ilario was a proud member of The Italian Cultural Centre and The Italian Mutual Aid Society (Roma Hall), he spent his days playing bocce and card games against his wife & friends. Nonno greatly enjoyed spending quality time laughing with his grandchildren and adored his pets (Kia, Gianna, Jimbo & many birds).
A mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday November 19th 2019 at St. Jude’s Parish, 3078 Renfrew Street, Vancouver, at 11am with entombment to follow at Ocean View Burial Park in the south mausoleum. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation in his memory.