Obituary of Theresa Aulisio

Theresa Aulisio, 93, of Old Forge, died Wednesday at Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Taylor. She was the widow of Joseph Aulisio, who died in 2009.

Born in Old Forge, daughter of the late Bernadino and Antonetta Pilosi Augustine, she was a 1939 graduate of Springville High School, and a graduate of the Palmer School of Business, Philadelphia. She was a Navy veteran of World War II. She was a member of the Old Forge Senior Citizens Association and the Prince of Peace Parish, Old Forge. Her favorite pastime was watching basketball.

Theresa was a wonderful mother, grandmother and sister who dedicated her whole life to her family.

Surviving are two sons, Joseph, Old Forge; and Anthony, Nashville, Tenn.; two grandsons, Michael and Christopher Aulisio; and three brothers, Fred Augustine, Old Forge; Louis Augustine, Montrose; and Ben Augustine, Rochester, N.Y.

She was also preceded in death by a brother, John Augustine; and two sisters, Rose Capucci and Margaret Augustine.

The funeral will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. from the Louis V. Ciuccio Funeral Home, 145 Moosic Road, Old Forge, with Mass at 10 in Prince of Peace Parish, St. Mary's Church, West Grace Street, Old Forge. Interment: Old Forge Cemetery.

Relatives and friends may call Friday, 8:30 to 9:30, at the funeral home.