Obituary: Victoria Salvati, 85, of Hamden

HAMDEN, CT - (From Peter H. Torello & Son Funeral Home) Victoria Salvati, 85, of Hamden, died Thursday January 13th surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Dominic Salvati.

Victoria was born in Fondola Di Formicola, Provincia Di Caserta, Italy November 13,1936 to the late Francesco and Rosa Simone Palmieri. Victoria was an avid gardener and loved planting and sharing her many years of knowledge of the land and its plants.

She loved spending time with her family, tea parties with her great-grandchildren, gatherings with friends, cooking, sewing and sharing stories of her life.

Her love for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren was boundless, she always made time for everyone in her life and spoke from her heart and strived to be the best friend she could be, from a child growing up on a farm during the war in Italy, to a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother she was always inquisitive to the changing world and technology and enjoyed movies, historical dramas and screen classics as well as any gardening show available.

She is survived by her loving children, Mrs William (Rosa) Pfeiffer Sr of Hamden, Mrs Darren (Celia) Weaver of Maryland, Mrs Alllen (Donna) Carder of Hamden, Victoria Salvati and Karen Prestwood of New Mexico. Treasured grandchildren Nicole Ashton, Ronald (Courtney)Ashton, Sarah Pfeiffer, Amanda Carder, William Pfeiffer Jr and Katharine Pfeiffer. And cherished grandchildren Shawn Nowicki, Alicia Nowicki, Derek Wolenski, Dylan Masella-Carder, Jeremy Gagne, Dominic Ashton and Olive Gagne. Survived by brothers Dominic Palmieri of Florida, Andy Palmieri, Cornell Palmieri, and sister-in-law Josephine Palmieri all of Connecticut.

And many cousins, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by brothers John Palmieri, Joe Palmieri and Steve Palmieri and sisters Olga Izzo, Antoinette Pisciottano, Liberina Ricci and Christina Palmieri.

Funeral services will be held TUESDAY at 10 A.M. from the Peter H. Torello & Son F.H. 1022 Dixwell Ave., Hamden and at 10:30 in Our lady of Mt. Carmel church. Burial will follow in Beaverdale Memorial Park. Friends may call Tuesday morning from 9 - 10 A.M.