NETTIE ANASTASIA DePIERO

Nettie Anastasia DePiero (nee Krawchuk) passed away peacefully at North York General Hospital in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at the age of 93.
Dear mother of Derek; and sister of Blanch Bula, Morris, and Merdo Krawchuk.
She also is survived by many family members and friends from Fort Frances,Thunder Bay, Toronto, Pickering, Sutton West, British Columbia, and Florida.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Louis DePiero; sister, Elsie Tostowaryk; and brother, Davie Krawchuk.
Nettie was born in Rainy River, Ont. and grew up in Fort Frances, Ont. During World War II, she served in the shipyards in Victoria, B.C. and a munitions factory in Ajax, where her husband, Louis, was stationed.
They later settled in Toronto, and became proprietors of B&B Fish and Chips on Queen Street East. More than 20 years later, they moved to their country home in Sutton, which became their permanent residence.
Nettie embraced her family, home, and community in Sutton. Sadly, due to ailing health, she was brought to North York Senior Health Centre in Toronto, where she spent the last year of her life.
Nettie rested at the Forrest and Taylor Funeral Home, 20846 Dalton Rd. in Sutton, on Friday, July 16, 2010 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., and from 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010 until the time of the funeral service in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m.
In memoriam donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family.