We welcome friends and family to submit your fondest thoughts and memories of Anna, or your condolences to her family, so that we might add them to a list of tributes to share with all who visit our web site. To do so, simply complete a Memorial Tribute form and submit it to us. We will post your tribute as soon as possible.

Monday, August 18, 2003

Dear Art, Val, Joe and Lauren,

We are deeply saddened by your loss. We pray that family and friends provide comfort and that the passage of time eases the pain you must feel. Have faith and be assured that you will once again be together where there is no parting, no sickness and no sorrow.

Nancy, Bill, Brittany and Allison Brown
wgbrown@enter.net

Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Un grande dolore stringe il mio cuore, la piy buona e modesta delle cugine Americane ha raggiunto la pace del Signore. Forse la bont` ha un prezzo molto alto e la sofferenza h il tributo da pagare. Anna, con il tuo dolce sorriso, continua a guardarci e a proteggerci e la felicit` eterna, sedendo accanto al Signore, sia sempre con te. Un ultimo caloroso ed affettuoso abbraccio da tutti i tuoi cugini d'Italia.

Enzo Graziano
grzvcn@libero.it

Translation. Thanks to the Lusardi family.

"A big pain tightens our hearts. Our good and modest American cousin has
reached the peace of the Lord. Perhaps all of you have a very tall price
and the suffering the tribute to pay. Ann, with your sweet smile, you
continue to look at us and to protect us and in the eternal, sitting
close to the Lord, I am always with you. A last warm and affectionate
embrace from all.

Your cousins from Italy."

Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Art, Val, Joe & Lauren-

Here are some words that once helped us.

Don't think of her as gone away-
Her journey's just begun;
Life holds so many facets-
This earth is only one.
Just think of her as resting
From the sorrows and the tears
In a place of warmth and comfort
Where there are no days and years.
Think how she must be wishing
That we could know, today,
How nothing but our sadness
Can really pass away.
And think of her as living
In the hearts of those she touched...
For nothing loved is ever lost--
And she was loved so much.

Ellen Brenneman

 

We hope that with every passing day, your heavy hearts will get a little lighter. Please know that you are in our thoughts.

Steve, Shelly, Alex & Conner Zeigman
steven.zeigman@verizon.net

Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Dear neighbor,

We are close to you for the loss of Anna. A wonderful neighborhood and a great friend... We are sorry we can be there with you: Art, Valerie, Joe and Lauren, we are traveling to Pittsburgh we are taking our daughter back to college... Please accept all our sympathy.

Maria, Pete, Peter & Sabrina Viscomi
max@pviscomi.com

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

Dear Ostili Family,

We are saddened to hear of Anna's passing. We remember with fondness, the fun we had in Italy together traveling through Vena and sharing our experiences. Anna represented Zia's Antonietta's mother's family and the Petruzzis Zia's father's family. We were all together back where we all started. May Anna rest in peace and God Bless all of you.

With sympathy,

John, Marcy, Leah and John Guy Petruzzi
petruzzij@cs.com

Thursday, August 21, 2003

Dear Art, Valerie, Joe and Lauren,

I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. I will miss all the e-mails from Anna. It was so good hearing from her every week. I will remember all the good times we had at Woolworths with love and respect. She was a dear friend and I will miss her.

Freda Kephart
fredakeph@aol.com

Saturday, August 23, 2003

Art, Valerie, Joe, and Lauren,

My heart goes out to you in this great loss. Today we had our memorial for my son and this is one thing that stuck to me. Maybe it will help you get through this time of grief. He compared it with the birth of a child ...when he or she is born, and all those pains of contractions, they are greeted with loving arms as soon as born and placed into their mother's arms. Well, at the time of death, all their pains and suffering, they are then again greeted there with God's loving arms.

Your wife Anna, your mom, your grammy, is now in God's loving arms.

Love You,
Josie and Enzio
josieo@enter.net

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

La notizia dell'improvvisa scomparsa della cara cugina Anna, ci h giunta come un fulmine a ciel sereno e vi assicuro che ha sconvolto tutti noi. Noi la ricorderemo come colei che ha fatto del lavoro la sua vita, della famiglia il suo affetto, dell'onest` il suo ideale, e cercheremo di colmare il vuoto che lei ha lasciato, con le nostre preghiere.

Giovanni, Lina, Antonietta e Francesco Graziano
francogra@libero.it

Translation: Thanks to the Lusardi Family

The news of the sudden disappearance of our dear cousin Anna arrived like lightning to a serene place. I assure you that it has upset all of us. We will remember what she has done with her life work, of her family affection, of her honest ideals. We will try to fill the void that she has left, with our prayers.

Giovanni, Lina, Antonietta & Francesco Graziano

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

Joe, Val & Lauren,

Anna is with the very One I long to meet. What a party in Heaven! Sure we would love to have her back with us just to grace us with her wonderful presence once again but, that would be somewhat selfish of us to want her to leave her eternal home. Anna continues to be a remarkable model for all of us to follow. She was a servant of Christ and a servant of people. She loved the way Christ loved. She lived the way Christ desired her to live. We will all miss her but, we must remember the our lives here on planet earth are but a vapor and we will see her again someday soon.

God Bless you all - We love you.
Mike & Debbie Lusardi
Mlusardi@FCA.org

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

Hi Mom,

Now you have more company in heaven. We hope Uncle Mickey is having a joyous reunion with Aunt Trudy, Nan, your dad, Junior, and yourself. You are always in our thoughts. Love you and miss you.

Val, Joe, & Lauren
lusardi@bellatlantic.net