Carmela Paviglianiti

July 25, 1929 - August 29, 2021

PAVIGLIANITI, Carmela. Passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 29, 2021, at the age of 92 years old. Born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Carmela Paviglianiti was the daughter of Demetrio and Marie Iachino. In 1952 at the age of 23, shortly after having her first child, Carmela traveled solo to America to establish a new home for her husband and child. She found work as a seamstress and supported her husband through his construction company, Grazio Construction, Inc. Carmela learned to speak English in America, while raising three children. Preceded in death by her husband, Grazio Paviglianiti, and her son, Dino Paviglianiti, she is survived by her sisters Gina and Concetta in Reggio Calabria, her son Paul (Joyce), her daughter Bernice (Gerard), her dear grandchildren Angela, Valarie (James), Vincent, Melina (Jonathan), Alysa (Charley), Nadia (Ryan), her many great-grandchildren Liam, Francesca, Jett, Charley III, Dex, Isaac, Edison, Lennox, and one on the way, her many relatives in London, Canada and Reggio Calabria, Italy, as well as many great friends and sisters from church. Carmela loved spending time with her family after a long, love-filled life of cooking and baking traditional Italian foods. She will be remembered for her loving demeanor and her honesty! Carmela had many fond memories at St. Barnabas Church of Eastpointe, MI, including baptisms, weddings, and school days for her children. In her free time she loved to spend Saturdays with her daughter, especially shopping at JC Penneys! Visitation Thursday, September 2nd, from 3 - 9pm with a 7pm Rosary at Wujek - Calcaterra & Sons, Inc., 36900 Schoenherr Rd., at Metro Parkway (16 Mile). Instate Friday 10:30am until time of 11am Mass at Holy Innocents/Saint Barnabas Catholic Community, 16359 Frazho Road. Roseville MI 48066. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. Share memories with the family at their "On Line Guest Book" @ WujekCalcaterra.com