Giuseppe Aiello (also known as Joe Aiello) was a loving father, grandfather, brother and uncle to those who will cherish his memory the most. Giuseppe Aiello was born on August 7th, 1937 in a beautiful small town, surrounded my forested mountains and the sea, called San Mango D'Aquino in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
In Giuseppe's early years, his grandmother was raising him, his brother Pietro and sister Rita. When his father, Pasquale Aiello, returned from the war life began to flow more smoothly and mother, Giuseppina Marchese, had entered their lives. Giuseppe 's father instilled important family values which often came in long speeches to each of his children over the years; the strength of a united family, the love between brothers and sisters and the importance of education to change the future.
Giuseppe was always good at school and continued his studies beyond San Mango D'Aquino before attending vocational school in Nocera, a slightly larger town beyond the hills and mountains in Calabria. Giuseppe would walk the 16km return trip by foot daily, with friends, who would always make this long walk an eventful trip full of opinionated discussions on a multitude of topics. Mother Giuseppina would always pack fried potatoes, stale bread and figs for Giuseppe's journey. Often the food was consumed EnRoute. Giuseppe had many friends, a kind character and a wonderful smile, always appreciated by men and women.
Giuseppe would continue his education at the Agricultural Technical Institute in Catanzaro to receive his diploma in Agriculture with much encouragement from his parents, Pasquale and Giuseppina. He was also very active in sport at this time, placing within the top athletes' in Catanzaro in track and field Discus events. As very proud parents, Pasquale and Peppina continued to support Giuseppe while he attended Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Bari in the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy. Each time Giuseppe would return from his studies during the summer months, his sisters were very excited to see him as his love would fill the house. Giuseppe had great love for his family. His sisters remember him taking care of mother Peppina when his youngest sister Cesarina was born with complications.
During his final years at University, he had the opportunity to continue his degree in another country. Giuseppe's family encouraged him to go to Canada because of its democracy and also because he was the first scholar in the immediate family who attended University.
In January 1965 Giuseppe would travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to start a new life. His sister, Rita, was already living there at the time. Giuseppe was eager to start providing income for himself and family, so he decided to start working instead of continuing his education at the University level. He first resided with his sister, Rita, and husband, Giuseppe Cuda, in Winnipeg while he worked. Later Giuseppe worked at the Historical Fort Garry Hotel where he worked his way to becoming the Catering Manager. After a few years of working and socializing he was first married in 1969. By then his brother Pietro had made his way to Winnipeg and both his brother and sister Rita had begun to have children (Pino, Pasquale , Theresa, Maria and Fred). Giuseppe loved his nieces and nephews immensely and wanted children of his own. In the late 70's his two beloved children, Rita & Peter, were born. By then Giuseppe and his family had been living on Arnold Avenue in the Fort Rouge area in Winnipeg. For over a decade, most of the block was occupied with Giuseppe's immediate and larger extended family. They would often make trips back to San Mango to see his parents and sisters (Angela, Aurelia, Anna, Cesarina), who they all missed dearly.
Giuseppe's life was very full. He fought many battles and remained a reserved man. As his life took many different paths, he later moved to the St. Vital area a few houses away from his brother Pietro. The two of them were very close throughout life, and would continue to see each other daily, just as they had for decades already. Giuseppe lived independently while maintaining his home, his very large and elaborate garden, large yard and his love for cooking. No visit to his home was complete without a meal, which Giuseppe would make with affection. His love for cooking kept him busy and many of the ways he showed his love was through feeding people. For decades he hosted his children, Rita & Peter, on Sundays for lunch and dinner. This tradition continued throughout Rita & Peter's High school years, University years and well into the years when they had families of their own. He was very proud of his children and all of his sisters and brother and their families. During the latter part of these years, he met Christine who he shared a life with for almost 2 decades, she was a central part of his life. The two of them would take trips to Cuba every year, they loved dogs & cats, and Christine would become the driving force in getting Giuseppe to experience all sorts of new things. He loved her immensely, and sadly she left us early in 2013.
Through the years Giuseppe enjoyed visiting his best friend, confidante and brother Pietro. They were inseparable and sometimes even mistaken for one another. Guiseppe also enjoyed visits from his sister, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Giuseppe would also travel to Calgary to see Rita's family and they would travel to Winnipeg, where Octavia & Rosa would ransack his house for all kinds of "treasures", which Giuseppe was more than happy to share with them. Nonno Joe would spoil them with whatever they wanted from his house, including food (particularly pasta e fagioli'). Two years ago, Giuseppe made the decision to downsize and moved into the Seine River Retirement Residence where he enjoyed the facility and the staff immensely.
Giuseppe Aiello passed away November 10th , 2020 after succumbing to the Coronavirus disease at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Giuseppe will be sadly missed by his brother and sisters, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Giuseppes loving memory will be cherished most by his children Rita (Ryan) & Peter, his grandchildren, his brother Pietro (pre Yolanda, Josie), sister Rita (Giuseppe), sister Angela (Eugenio), sister Aurelia (Domenico), sister Anna (Chicho) and sister Cesarina (Pino) along with his nieces and nephews.
The private Service to be held at 11 a.m. on November 18th @ Green Acres. Pallbearers; Peter Aiello, Fred Cuda, Pasquale Aiello, Joe Aiello. Please feel free to leave a memory, view the service live stream at www.greenacresfuneralhome.com
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