Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lipoli, Catherine Riganto November 26, 2017
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 July 23, 2022, 1:45 pm

Virginian-Pilot  November 30, 2017
Norfolk - Catherine Riganto Lipoli passed away peacefully at home in Norfolk, 
Virginia on Sunday, November 26, 2017. She was born on March 20, 1919, to Angelina 
and Frank Riganto, on 35th Street in Norfolk, Virginia, and was pre-deceased by 
her husband, Thomas Lipoli, her parents and her brothers, Maury Riganto and Gus 
Riganto, and her sister, Louise Riganto Favalora. She is survived by her two 
children, Doralece Lipoli Dullaghan and husband, William, and her son, Frank 
Lipoli, and three grandchildren, Michael Dullaghan and spouse, Lisa, Matthew 
Dullaghan and spouse, Ann and Derek Lipoli; great-grandchildren, Caroline 
Dullaghan, Catherine Dullaghan, Carter Dullaghan, Camryn Dullaghan, Jessie Lin, 
Lucas Dullaghan and Nick Lipoli. She also is survived by many cousins, nieces and 
nephews. She graduated in the Maury High School Class of 1938 and was an active 
member of their 50th anniversary class reunion committee. Catherine had an amazing 
memory, a strong will and, when she was younger, loved playing jokes on family and 
friends. Her longevity was a testament to her strong will and feisty spirit. 
Family was everything to her and she was devoted to her family and friends. She 
loved to sing and was a member of the Beach Tones singing group in Virginia Beach. 
Her uncle, Freddy Chinchello, and her husband, Tommy, were the proprietors of 
Freddy's Drive Inn, a favorite Italian restaurant in Norfolk, where they defined 
hospitality and she was often a hostess. She and husband Tommy were members of 
Padul 69 International Order of the Alhambra for more than 50 years and Tommy was 
the Grand Commander from 1969-1970. She was an active participant in their annual 
Follies and loved to sing and entertain in the performances and supported their 
annual contributions to raise funds for developmentally disabled children. 
Additionally, she was a founding member of the Little Creek Women's Club and 
supported their philanthropic work. She was also a member of Roma Lodge 254, Order 
of the Sons of Italy in America as well as St. Pius X Catholic Church. The family 
would like to thank her caregivers Debbie Morris, Betty Woodhouse, Chelsea 
Lattimore, Danielle Gardner, Carolyn Lowery, Monica Moxam and Sandy Driscoll and 
the staff of Visiting Angels and also the rehab staff at Lake Taylor Transitional 
Care Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in honor of Catherine 
Lipoli to St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children, 6171 Kempsville Circle, Norfolk, 
VA 23502. A viewing will be held on Sunday, December 3 from 2-4 p.m. at H.D. 
Oliver Funeral Apartments, 1501 Colonial Avenue Norfolk, Virginia 23517. A Mass of 
the Resurrection will be held at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 7800 Halprin Drive in 
Norfolk, Virginia 23518 at 11 a.m. on December 4 with interment following at St. 
Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences may be offered to the family through 
www.hdoliver.com.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/l/lipoli3796nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/

File size: 3.6 Kb