Ellin Joan DiGiovanni, age 99, Inverness, FL passed away peacefully April 25, 2023. Ellin was born in Manhattan, NY on February 29, 1924 to the late Thomas and Lucy (Tancredi) Salvia and was the youngest of ten children, 7 girls and 3 boys. Prior to moving to Florida, she was employed at the American News Company magazine as a clerk. She and husband Frank, moved to Lynbrook, Long Island, NY, to raise their three boys, and in 1975, they relocated to Inverness, Florida. In Inverness she worked for the American Title Company, Bealls Dept Store, and donated 20 years of volunteer work for the Citrus Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Ellin was devoted to her family and always available to lend support. She remained a faithful member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and volunteered at the parish’s “Helping Hands” organization. Ellin loved people and social events, and in her spare time even taught dancing
Left to cherish her memory are two sons: Frank DiGiovanni of Inverness and Ralph (Kris) DiGiovanni of Key West, FL; 6 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Jennifer, Paul, Michael, Frank, and Stephen; and 7 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank (8/24/1979); her son, Paul DiGiovanni (5/10/2012); her daughter-in-law, Madeline DiGiovanni (6/28/2008), and her grandchild, Jeanine DiGiovanni (3/18/2022).
The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, 10:00AM, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church with Fr. Claudius Mganga, celebrant. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call at the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home on Monday, May 1st, from 2-4PM. Family and friends will recite the Holy Rosary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 550 U.S. 41 South, Inverness, FL 34450 or EWTN at 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL 35210-9768 or at: https://www.ewtn.com/tv
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