Nancy J. DiGiovanna, 86, passed away Sept. 2, 2011. The Mass of Christian Burial was held Sept. 7. at St. Anthony Catholic Church with burial following in Mt. Saint Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation was held the evening before at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home.

Nancy was born July 18, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo., to Joseph and Laura (Montalbano) Ferrara. She worked a variety of jobs over the years and after her retirement enjoyed babysitting for her family. She looked forward to the holidays, especially the baking of cookies and cannolis, and enjoyed celebrating St. Joseph’s Day with family and friends and preparing the meal for that special day. She was a member of Assumption/St. Anthony Parish.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank J. DiGiovanna, in 1997; and her brothers and sisters-in-law, Carl and Anna Dude Ferrara, Frank Ferrara, and Michael V. and Mary Sue Ferrara.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary Antoinette DiGiovanna and Laura Ann DiGiovanna; sister, Mary Ann (Ferrara) Wells; sister-in-law, Anna Ferrara; and many nieces and nephews.