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Licia Reale's Obituary
Born: October 26, 1919 died: July 5, 2008
Licia died at St. Mary Mercy hospital Livonia, MI due to heart disease. She was 88. She was born in Trieste, Italy and moved to New York City in 1927. Since she was fluent in Italian she went to work for the Italian Pavilion at the New York World's fair in 1939. It was there she met and fell in love with one of the Italian Civil Engineers working on the construction, Agostino "Gus" Reale. They married and shortly thereafter World War II started. He was sent to Las Vegas to work in the munitions plant there. They moved to Detroit in 1950. He worked and retired from the Water Board City of Detroit, she went to work for Chicago Rawhide retiring in 1972. She worked part time for Swanson Environmental where she finally retired in 1983. Survived by two daughters, Marisa MacInnis (John) and Dorothy Youmans (Jim), grandchildren Ian (Ann) Youmans, Lynne Youmans, Eileen (Kevin) Smith, Maria (Marty) Pierce, and John Reale MacInnis greatgrandchildren, Clara, Elena, Sarah, Nicholas, Katie.
Lee was an avid Bridge player and a world traveler having visited almost
every Continent. She loved Opera having an intense love of the New York Opera. The family connection brought them in close contact with one of the Opera conductors from Trieste, Fausto Cleva.
Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Novi 1-248-348-1800 Thursday 3-8pm Rosary Thursday 7:00pm.
In state at Our Lady of Victory Church 770 Thayer Northville DirectionsFriday 10:30 until the funeral liturgy at 11:00.
The family suggests contributions to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mt Elliot Detroit MIwww.cskdetroit.org or St. Mary Hospital Foundation 36475 W. 5 mile Livonia Mi. 48154.
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Licia died at St. Mary Mercy hospital Livonia, MI due to heart disease. She was 88. She was born in Trieste, Italy and moved to New York City in 1927. Since she was fluent in Italian she went to work for the Italian Pavilion at the New York World's fair in 1939. It was there she met and fell in love with one of the Italian Civil Engineers working on the construction, Agostino "Gus" Reale. They married and shortly thereafter World War II started. He was sent to Las Vegas to work in the munitions plant there. They moved to Detroit in 1950. He worked and retired from the Water Board City of Detroit, she went to work for Chicago Rawhide retiring in 1972. She worked part time for Swanson Environmental where she finally retired in 1983. Survived by two daughters, Marisa MacInnis (John) and Dorothy Youmans (Jim), grandchildren Ian (Ann) Youmans, Lynne Youmans, Eileen (Kevin) Smith, Maria (Marty) Pierce, and John Reale MacInnis greatgrandchildren, Clara, Elena, Sarah, Nicholas, Katie.
Lee was an avid Bridge player and a world traveler having visited almost
every Continent. She loved Opera having an intense love of the New York Opera. The family connection brought them in close contact with one of the Opera conductors from Trieste, Fausto Cleva.
Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Novi 1-248-348-1800 Thursday 3-8pm Rosary Thursday 7:00pm.
In state at Our Lady of Victory Church 770 Thayer Northville DirectionsFriday 10:30 until the funeral liturgy at 11:00.
The family suggests contributions to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mt Elliot Detroit MIwww.cskdetroit.org or St. Mary Hospital Foundation 36475 W. 5 mile Livonia Mi. 48154.
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