Patricia C. Novielli nee Sikora, age 86, passed away Feb. 21. She was born in Chicago on Aug. 8, 1933 to Steven and Mildred Sikora nee Evans. Devoted mother to Pamela, James (Carol), Steven, and the late Paula; dedicated wife to the late Dominick M. Novielli aka DOMO of Bari, Italy. Dom and Pat met ballroom dancing at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago and married on the first day of summer in 1952. Pat and Dom are now reunited and dancing a rumba to “Spanish Eyes” by Al Martino – their very special song Grandmother to Kyle, Justin, Jennifer, and Marco (Alicia) Novielli; close-in-heart to her sister-in-law Stella (Tony) Lettieri nee Novielli; loving aunt to Chris (Brenda), Renee, Michael Lettieri, Marina (Phil) Figarelli and Jeffrey (Anne), Paul, Daniel (Shelly), and Robert(Marissa) Lettieri. Pat is also survived by her former daughter-in-law, Pamela Adams Novielli. Pat loved music, literature, and theatre. Years ago, she was thrilled to visit her family’s ancestral home in Wales.
Visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park. Prayers Thursday 9:30 a.m. to St. Luke Church for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to BrightFocus Foundation for Macular Degeneration Research, St. Jude’s Research for Children, and Misericordia.
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Visitation
26
Feb
203 South Marion Street
Oak Park, IL 60302
Funeral Mass
27
Feb
7600 Lake St.
River Forest, IL 60305
Cemetery Details
Location
1400 S Wolf Rd
Hillside, IL 60162