Anna Marie Sciaraffa

Visitation Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020
Visitation Time: 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Place of Funeral: St. Giles Catholic Church
Funeral Notes: Due to current health guidelines, a limited number of attendees are allowed at the same time. We kindly ask that you exit the funeral home after paying your respects so that all visitors have an opportunity to do the same. Masks and proper social distancing are required. Please refrain from bringing food or beverages into the funeral home. The coffee room is not available at this time. ***Funeral Mass: 12:30 P.M. CST on Friday, October 16th. To access a livestream recording of the Funeral Mass, please visit the following link on your internet browser or through your Facebook mobile App: https://www.facebook.com/groups/415021292844168/. A Facebook account is NOT required to view the recording. The recording will remain online for those that wish to view it at a later time.
Interment: Private

Anna Marie Sciaraffa (nee Garippo), Age 92, loving wife of the late Anthony Sciaraffa; loving mother of Jerry (Christine) Sciaraffa, Marilyn (Fred) Mangione, Margaret Ann (Joseph) Montana, Anne Marie Sciaraffa, Julie Sciaraffa, Karen (Joseph) Dellaria Sr., and the late Robert (Patricia) Sciaraffa; cherished grandmother of Christina (Philip) Marcantelli, Joseph (Heather) Montana II, Michele (Joseph) Canino, Anthony and Dianna Sciaraffa, Joseph Dellaria Jr., Theresa, Laura, and Stephen Sciaraffa, great grandmother of Nicholas and Dominic Marcantelli, Arianna, Alexa, and Frank Montana, and Siena Canino; dear sister of the late Louis (Colette) Garippo; fond aunt, cousin, and friend of many. Lifelong parishioner and active member of St. Giles Church and Seniors Group. Devoted Class of 1949 alum and former Alumni Director of Rosary College now Domincan University.Visitation Thursday from 3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at Salerno’s Galewood Chapels, Sciaraffa Funeral Directors, 1857 N. Harlem Ave., Chicago, 60707. Due to current health guidelines, a limited number of attendees are allowed at the same time. We kindly ask that you exit the funeral home after paying your respects so that all visitors have an opportunity to do the same. Masks and proper social distancing are required. Please refrain from bringing food or beverages into the funeral home. The coffee room is not available at this time. A private Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Giles Church on Friday at 12:30 p.m. 1045 N. Columbian Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302. However, the Mass will be available via live stream video for all to participate remotely. Further details will follow via the funeral home website at www.salernofuneralhomes.com. Entombment at St. Joseph Cemetery will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dominican University, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, 60305, (708) 366-2490 for the Sciaraffa Memorial Scholarship Funds. For information please call (773) 889-1700.

Guestbook


Posted by:
Karen Lango Carollo

Posted on:
Monday, October 19, 2020

Sciaraffa Family so sorry for your loss. My dad and mon Ralph & Lillian Lango were friends from the old neighborhood always had great memories of all the great times.

Posted by:
Geary

Posted on:
Friday, October 16, 2020

Dear family, we are so sorry for your loss. May you always be comforted in knowing how she touched other people.......who will remember her with gratitude. Beautiful, beautiful Anna Maria.......ever with a smile and a good word........with concern for others.......thinking of her always brings warmth to our hearts and a smile to our faces. God was Good to give her to us for so long. Peace be with you all. Love, Lynn and Tom Geary

Posted by:
Karen Fugarino

Posted on:
Friday, October 16, 2020

My heartfelt sympathy to Jerry, Marilyn, Margaret Ann, Anne Marie, Julie, Karen and family! I apologize for not being able to pay my respects in person!! But I want you to know that I will always remember your Mom whom I admired for many reasons. She was pleasant, kind, classy and her faith in God was incredible!!!! She was the example what it means to be a “lady”! May she Rest In Peace!! Forever in my heart! Love, Karen “Veselka” Fugarino

Posted by:
Anonymous

Posted on:
Friday, October 16, 2020

Sciaraffa Family- Please accept our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Anna Marie. She was a lovely, caring and sweet person and a dear friend to Catherine and Charlien Steffens. May you find comfort in the Lord and your family through this time of sorrow. Sincerely, The Slimko and Steffens Families

Posted by:
Sean McGough

Posted on:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

To the Sciaraffa family...great family and neighbors and even better friends...I will keep it short and sweet..your mom was one of the nicest people I have ever met in my lifetime..Godspeed Mrs. Sciaraffa..and say hello to my mom...

Posted by:
Al and Marilyn Kwak

Posted on:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Dear Jerry and family, This is such a great loss and we offer you our condolences. Your Mom was an amazing and accomplished woman and now she is at peace with your dad, Robert and so many of her loved ones. We will pray for all her and all your family. Love,hugs and prayers, Marilyn and Al

Posted by:
Fr. Darrio Boscutti

Posted on:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Jerry (and Family), your mom was a LOVELY lady. God bless her! She made 92-----that is such a blessing. Prayers for the repose of her good and loving soul and prayers for all of you, as well, at the loss of your family matriarch. May she rest now in peace and be reunited with God and with her parents and her husband and her son.

Posted by:
Bob Stevenson

Posted on:
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

To Jerry, Julie, and the Sciaraffa family: Was truly saddened to learn of the passing of a truly beautiful and wonderful lady...your Mom. Know that I am with you in spirit as you go through the difficult days ahead. You are truly blessed to have been able to have her here with you for so long and now she has joined your Dad, Robert and the rest of her Heavenly family. Will keep your family thoughtfully in prayer during the coming days. May the God of Peace and Comfort be with you all during these trying days.

Posted by:
Colleen Bruno

Posted on:
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. This amazing woman will truly be missed. All of our love, Greg,Colleen, Molly and Kelly Bruno