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LUCIA NATALINA D’ALEO
Born: Dec 13, 1934
Date of Passing: Oct 27, 2025
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryLUCIA NATALINA D’ALEO
Lucia “Lina” D’Aleo passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family in Kelowna, B.C., at the age of 90.
Lina was predeceased by her husband Carmelo Salvatore “Nino” D’Aleo. Lina is survived by her son Darin (Danette), daughter Liliana (Lloyd), grandchildren Danielle (Kevin), Devon, Sara, Nicholas (Haruhi), and great-grandchildren Gemma, Bowen, Kaia, and Hinata.
Lina was born in Nicastro, Italy and immigrated to Winnipeg, Canada in 1955 with her husband Nino. At the time they arrived in Winnipeg, neither had any family to help them integrate into Canadian society. But they formed a community with several other Italian, families, all fairly new immigrants to Canada, with whom they formed deep bonds. They raised their children among these families, giving them a sense of extended family. As their dear friend Frank Loschiavo once said, “There’s no mother like a Calabrese mother”. And this was so true of Lina.
Everything Lina did centered around the love and care of her family. She was an incredible cook and gardener. She had a beautiful voice and could be heard singing her favourite Italian ballads as she did chores around the house or cooked dinner. Lina was a talented seamstress, designing and sewing beautiful clothes, including wedding gowns, for family and friends
Lina and Nino acquired a second home in Florida and enjoyed many years living by the ocean which they both loved, and where they enjoyed growing tropical fruit trees.
In 2003, Lina and Nino moved to West Bank, B.C. to enjoy a climate and landscape that resembled their native southern Italy.
We’ll miss you Mum, Nonna, and Bisnonna.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date.
We wish to thank the dedicated doctors and nurses at Kelowna General Hospital who provided Lina with such compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 15, 2025