
Clara passed away quietly at her home in Virginia Beach, VA on the afternoon of 6 November 2015 with her local family surrounding her. She was born in Naples, Italy on 18 April 1947 to Antonio Dionisio and Immacolata Pellecchia. She was the oldest of four children and was preceded in death by her father, mother and brother, Ferdinando Dionisio.
Clara is survived by her two sisters, Silvana Dydalowicz and Lina Femiano as well as by her husband Lewis Norlund, their son Peter and her beloved grandson, Alex.
She is survived by her nieces Ivana Zelms, Sandra Femiano, Ornella Femiano and by her two nephews Johnlewis Dydalowicz and Antonio Femiano.
Clara was an extremely loving wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and friend. She was a truly selfless person who always took care of everyone she met. There are no words that can truly describe someone as amazing as Clara. She is at peace now and will be sorely missed by all her family and friends. She is now our guardian angel from above.
The funeral mass will be held 4:30 pm, Monday, November 23rd, 2015 at St Gregory the Great Catholic Church.
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We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Clara. We both had many great memories of Clara’s cheerful sense of humor and goodness of heart. She was such a good person and will be missed by all who knew her.
May you find comfort in the knowledge that she is now in God’s hands.
Our most sincere and heartfelt condolences on your loss,
Cousins Lina and Luciano
Durham, NC –
Lew and family. As I stated right after you notified us of Clara’s passing, we send our most sincere condolences. Knowing Clara from Naples to date was a pleasure. She was a wonderful woman, wife and mother and friend. We will all miss her but we have the promise of meeting again some day in the future. As before, you are always in our prayers. Please keep in touch.
Paul and Sharon
We send you are deepest condolences on the passing of Clara. She was a wonderful person and had so much to give . She will be missed by all.