God called Maria peacefully on February 3rd, 2022 at the age of 51. She will be greatly missed by her mother Giuseppina and reunited in Heaven with her father Michele. She will be deeply missed by her brother, Francesco. She will be held dear in the hearts of her loving aunts, uncles, cousins, family, relatives in Italy, and many friends. If so desired, donations in the memory of name may be made to the ALS Association and the Canadian Cancer Society.

Visitations will take place at the Vescio Funeral Home Woodbridge Chapel (8101 Weston Rd. 905-850-3332) on Thursday, February 10th 2022, from 2-9 p.m. We continue to enforce contact tracing, and kindly ask that you register your name on our  RSVP link online to minimize foot traffic when signing in upon your arrival to the funeral home.  If contact tracing is not done prior to arrival, our qualified staff will record your name, address, and telephone at our door to avoid any congregating.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, February 11th 2022,  at 10:00 a.m. at St. Padre Pio Parish (5500 Major Mackenzie Dr., West of Islington Ave.). To attend please click the blue RSVP button to reserve your spot. Private Family Entombment at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery to follow. 

What to expect when visiting our funeral home

As the leaders in the industry, we always have a minimum of 7 (licensed as well as non-licensed) staff members monitoring visitation services to ensure all COVID restriction protocols are met. Our experienced team is continuously monitoring the capacity of guests indoors throughout the funeral home, as well as in our visitation rooms, for the safety of the public during this difficult time. We continue to remind all friends and family that masks must be worn at all times, to avoid any physical contact while visiting our funeral home, and to please be mindful of physical distancing when inside the funeral home with other guests, as well as with the family. Our funeral home has invested in physical barriers which surround the family chairs to ensure proper distancing is maintained while offering condolences.  We ensure all pens, register sign-in books, and any contacted surfaces are disinfected upon arrival to our facilities, and throughout the visitation. Our washroom facilities are also being disinfected every 15 minutes to ensure utmost cleanliness at all times.

Our commitment to the safety of our guests and funeral home staff is our priority. Together we will put an end to this pandemic, and we will continue to pray for our community, and the DeChiara family during this difficult time.

Online Condolences at: www.vesciofuneralhome.com