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It is with deep sadness the family of Donna Satti Nielsen announces her
passing, peacefully on January 14, 2018 in Duncan, BC. She is survived by
children Bill Nielsen of Duncan BC (Kelly), Dorothy Nielsen of London,
Ontario (Victor Ricciotti), Rose Nielsen of Nelson, BC (Dan Obradovic),
and Gail Nielsen of London, Ontario (Campbell Thomson). She will be missed
by her dear sister, Eleanor Satti Butler of New London, Connecticut, and
by her grandchildren Harry Nielsen (Aoife), Laura Robertson (Struan), Mary
Nielsen (Travis Gibson), Thomas Ricciotti, Elijah and Jonah Thomson, and
brand new great-grandchild, Freya Rose Nielsen, and all her nieces and
nephews whom she held so dear. She was predeceased by her beloved husband
of fifty years, Harry, their daughter, Mary Krista Nielsen, and her two
brothers John and Robert Satti.
Donna was born in 1932 in New London, Connecticut not far from the
Atlantic. As a young woman she lived and worked in Brooklyn. She married
Harry at the age of twenty-one, finally settling in Windsor, Ontario.
Donna raised her children, tended her home, volunteered with community and
church groups, and finished her degree in religious studies in Windsor,
having started it thirty years prior at the University of Connecticut. She
wrote poetry and took an interest in philosophy and theology, often
helping her husband edit his academic publications. She enjoyed spending
time with her many close friends. And through the years, many of her
children’s friends found in her a faithful confidante when they needed
someone to talk to. After Harry’s death she moved to Nelson, BC, then to
the west coast near Duncan, BC, where she passed away not far from the
Pacific.
The family is extremely grateful to the dedicated caregivers at Dovehill
House in Chemainus, BC, and Cerwydden Care Centre in Duncan, BC, and to
Dr. Tanis Morris. She will be laid to rest beside her late husband in
London, Ontario.
A funeral mass was held in Duncan, BC ; a memorial service and interment
will be held in spring in London, Ontario.
Donna was constant in her faith, kindness and generosity. In many of her
books are slips of paper with names of all the people she prayed for, said
rosaries and novenas for, all the names of her beloved friends and
extensive family, living and dead, she kept tucked in the pages of her
books and in her heart.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Nielsen Donna February 3 1932
January 14 2018.source
Décès pour la Ville: Duncan, Province: Colombie britanique
