CARPENTIERI, Antonia

CARPENTIERI, Antonia

Born in Bovalino, Prov. Reggio Calabria, Italy

on April 7, 1934.

Passed away peacefully,

embraced by her loving family

at Lyell McEwin Hospital

on October 25, 2025

Aged 91 years.

Dearly beloved wife of Rocco

for 65 years.

Much loved and loving mother and mother-in-law of

Tony and Lina,

Vince and Rosa,

Teresa and Joe Costanzo.

Cherished Nonna Tota of

Rocco and Maria, Antonia and Michael,

Rachel and Luke, Rosamaria and Giovanni,

Josephine and Christian, Amelia, Bianca and Judd

and treasured bisnonna of

Gia-Rose, Antonio, Sienna, Lia, Francesca,

Romeo, Luca and Amalia.

Loved daughter of

Marcantonio Gambetti and Angela Pellegrino,

and daughter-in-law of

Antonio Carpentieri and Maria Teresa Linarello

(all deceased).

Loving sister and sister-in-law of

Maria and Domenico (deceased) Codispoti (France),

Francesco and Maria Gambetti (both deceased) (Italy),

Concetta and Domenico Caminiti (both deceased),

Teresa and Giovanni (deceased) Mileto (Italy),

Vincenzo Gambetti,

Rosa and Carlo Pesce (Italy),

Vincenzo (deceased) and Antonia Carpentieri (Italy),

Saverio and Maria Carpentieri (Italy),

Giovanni (deceased) and Elisabetta Carpentieri (Italy),

Giuseppina and Antonio Pizzata (both deceased) (Italy).

Loved, remembered and sadly missed by

all her relatives and friends

in Australia, Italy and France.

The family wish to sincerely thank

Dr. Joe Barbaro for his many years

of dedicated care and friendship

as well as the staff

at Uniting SA Hawksbury Gardens, Ward 1A

at Lyell McEwin Hospital

and everyone who cared

for Antonia over the years.

A Tia,

Grazie per 65 anni meravigliose.

Hai lasciato un vuoto enorme nel mio cuore,

e la nostra casa è deserta senza la tua presenza.

Mi conforta sapere che non stai

più soffrendo e finalmente sei in pace.

Da tuo Marito Rocco.

Ma,

There are no words to describe

how much we miss you.

We will forever cherish the

beautiful memories we made.

We promise to look after Papa.

There will always be

a chair at our table for you,

especially when your Risotto Funghi is on the menu.

Riposi in Pace Bill.

We will love you always.

Tò and Lina

xxx

To my dear Mum,

You have left a huge hole in my heart.

You were so brave right till the last breath

you took and I'll never forget

holding your hand while you did.

I will miss you so much.

Rest in peace my angel.

Lots of love always and forever.

Your son Cè and Ro.

Ma,

I can’t believe you’re gone.

You have left a massive hole in my heart.

I thought I’d get a few more years with you

but you had other plans.

In your last days you struggled

so hard to speak,

but I’ll never forget the last

‘I love you’ you managed to whisper to me.

Over the past years,

I did my very best to look after you

right up until your final hours.

But on that day, I knew your fight

was almost over and my heart told me to leave,

because I couldn’t bear

to watch you take your last breath.

I am content knowing that you were

not alone when you did.

Ma, you have no idea how

much I’m going to miss you.

You were and will always be

my world Bella Mia. Ma,

I promise you I will look after Pa,

so you can finally sleep peacefully,

free from all your pain.

Love and adore you always,

your daughter Tì, and Joe.

Nonna Tota / Bill,

The ache that is left in our hearts is beyond words,

but we are so lucky to have had you

for so many years, and the memories we made

will stay with us forever.

We will miss your unfiltered,

one word replies whenever we asked

how you were feeling and how you

never took things too seriously,

even in your last days,

using all your strength to stretch

out that finger one last time.

You made the most of every moment

with our kids and as they grow older,

they’ll realise just how lucky they

are to have known their bisnonna Tota.

After seeing you suffer for so long,

it was an honour to hold your hand

as you took your final breath,

a moment that will be cherished forever.

Rest peacefully knowing that

we’ll keep Nonno company, so he isn’t sitting

alone at your little table.

See ya Bill. N’di vedimu.

Much love from, Rocco and Maria, Rachel and Luke,

Gia-Rose, Antonio, Lia, Francesca and Romeo.

Nonna Tota,

You are an inspiration and

the strongest woman we know.

You fought for so long and we are

so blessed that we got to spend every minute

with you before you took your last breath.

Watch over all of us, we promise to do you proud.

We will always be your “Gioia Mia”

Love you forever Nonna, our angel.

Love always your loving grandchildren

Antonia and Michael, Rosamaria and Giovanni,

Bianca and Judd

and your great grandchildren

Sienna, Luca and Amalia xoxo

To our beautiful Nonna,

Gracious, kind, gentle and patient

are just a few words to describe your nature.

You gave us the world and for that

we will forever be grateful.

You worked hard to raise and

carry us throughout our lives,

now its time to rest Nonna Tota.

Love Josephine, Amelia and Christian.