Submitted by: Dan Rich

C. Caterina Aversa

Nov. 17, 1914 - Feb. 28, 2008

South Bend Tribune 3/1/2008
SOUTH BEND - C. Caterina Aversa, 93, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2008, in Memorial Hospital. Caterina was born on November 17, 1914, in Antonimina, Reggio Calabria, Italy to Giuseppe and Teresa (Lacopo) Pelle. She had lived in South Bend since March 25, 1965, coming from Italy.

On August 5, 1937, in Gerace, Reggio Calabria, Italy, as C. Caterina Pelle, she married Giovanni Aversa, who preceded her in death on March 19, 1999. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Giuseppe and Teresa (Lacopo) Pelle; one sister, Francesca (Pelle) Rulli; two brothers, Nicola and Salvatore Pelle; and one son-in-law, Francesco Agostino. Survivors include her daughter, Beatrice Maria Agostino of South Bend, IN; her son, Domenico "Dom" (Dawn) Aversa of South Bend, IN; eight grandchildren, Giuseppe (Kimberly) Agostino, Alba (Jef) Irons, Rosetta (Gregory) Speights, Caterina (Jude) Komyatte, Gesumino (Kristin) Agostino, Antonio (Kathi) Agostino; and John and Mario Aversa; twelve great-grandchildren, Giotto and Anna Irons, Maria Wyatt, Austin and Brea Agostino, Dominic and Julian Speights, Franco, Giovanni and Carmelina Komyatte, and Sophia and Olivia Agostino; one sister, Carmela (Pelle) Mina of Italy; one brother, Antonio Pelle of Italy; one brother-in-law, Giuseppe Aversa of Italy; and by several nieces, nephews, and cousins that reside in Italy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 3, 2008 in Holy Cross Catholic Church. Entombment will follow in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 until 8 p.m. Sunday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, where a rosary will be prayed at 4:00 p.m. Caterina enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing, knitting, and crocheting. She had a great sense of humor and a wonderful personality. She was a strong woman that had an unconditional love for everyone.