Obituary of Antonia Panzica

Antonia Panzica, 71, of 534 Winsor Street, died Sunday June 17, 2012, in her home. Coming to this country in 1958, she was born August 18, 1940, in Vieste, Italy, a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Michelina Chionchio Rado. She attended school in Italy and completed cosmetology training in both Italy and the United States. She was a self employed beautician working out of her home. She was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church and was a member of the Marco Polo Club Auxiliary. Surviving are her husband Giusseppe Panzica, whom she married February 4, 1967; two sisters Maria Montecalvo of Phoenix, AZ and Josephine Andalora of Jamestown; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Vincent and Maria Panzica; several nieces and nephews including Gina Healy, Lina Montecalvo, Lorena Kayati, Nico Montecalvo, Vincent Montecalvo, Tony Panzica and Rose Panzica and was especially close to nieces Mary Jo Dix and Danielle Andalora and nephew Rudi Andalora. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by brothers-in-law Mario Montecalvo and Joseph Andalora. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. James Catholic Church. Rev. Darrell G. Duffy will be celebrant. Entombment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Friends will be received from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday in the Lind Funeral Home where a Christian Wake Service will be led at 5:45 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 101 John James Audubon Parkway, Amherst, NY 14228-1198, Guillian Barre Foundation, The Holly Building, 104 1/2 Forrest Avenue, Narberth, PA 19072 or Roswell Park Memorial Cancer Institute, PO Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240. You may light a candle in remembrance of Antonia at www.lindfuneralhome.com.