ANTHONY GUY TORCHIA

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ANTHONY GUY TORCHIA 1920 - 2005 Peacefully, on the morning of June 28, Anthony Torchia passed from this life to the next after a series of strokes. He leaves to mourn a close and loving family, centered around his cherished wife of 59 years, Eileen (nee Arsenault); their children, Darryl, Arlette Anderson (Bryan) and Nino; grandchildren, Melinda Vandenberg (Rob), Miranda Morrison (Andrew), Elizabeth Torchia (partner Paul Leed), Nathan Anderson and Andrew Torchia; great-grandchildren, Jesse, Joshua and Cody Vandenberg, Gordon Torchia and Kylie and Emma Morrison. He is also survived by his brother Joseph Torchia (Olive); sisters, Angela Zinghini and Margaret Lozinski; sisters-in-law, Maria Torchia, Stella Torchia and Pauline Leclair and a multitude of cousins, nieces and nephews. Tony was born September 3, 1920 in Amato, Calabria, Italy, and was brought to Canada in 1926. Raised and educated in Transcona, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 and served until 1945 as an aircraft mechanic at Summerside, Prince Edward Island, where he met and married his wife, Eileen. After training at the Manitoba Institute of Technology, he spent his entire working life as a machinist at the CNR Transcona Shops. During his long retirement, despite various health problems, he derived great pleasure from travel, reading, gardening, music and especially his beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren, to whom he was Nanu. Never one to seek the limelight, Tony was a dependable, generous and compassionate man, always ready, along with Eileen, to offer assistance and hospitality, to set an extra place for the unexpected guest. His example of love, courage and fidelity will be treasured by all who knew him. Many thanks to the wonderful, caring staff at Concordia Hospital's Ward N1 South. A funeral mass will be celebrated Monday, July 4 at 11:00 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, 710 Roanoke Street in Transcona, with Fr. Gerry Ward presiding. Interment will follow at Green Acres, Highway 1 at Navin Road.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 02, 2005