Obituary of Yolanda Guglielmi

Yolanda Guglielmi passed away after a brief illness on September 23, 2019 at the age of 94. Yolanda was born in a small town in Abruzzo, Italy called Pratola Peligna on May 18, 1925. She was the eldest of 4 children to Giuseppe & Ernesta DeMagistris. She married Fiorino Guglielmi in 1944. They had 2 children Domenico and Maria. In 1955 they decided to move to the US in hopes for a better life for their family. Yolanda worked hard as a wife and mother as well as working outside the home in one of many laundry facilities, the last one at St.Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers. She retired from work in 1994. She devoted her life to her husband, her daughter Mary, 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She had a smile that could light up a room and was the most optimistic person anyone could know. She had a special place in her heart for all of her grand & great-grandchildren. Yolanda enjoyed the peace and spirituality from Mass at St.John the Baptist Church each Sunday. She will be dearly missed by family and friends. Yolanda is pre-deceased by her child Domenico, her husband Firoino , and her brother Salvatore. She is survived by her daughter Mary Colaiacovo, son-in-law Frank Colaiacovo,Sr, their children Frank Colaiacovo,Jr ( Rina Colaiacovo), Steve Colaiacovo (Cynthia Colaiacovo), and Joanne Colaiacovo. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren Gabriella, Francesco III, Giancarlo, Xaverio, and Marco and her sisters Rosa and Maria. Visitation for Yolanda Guglielmi will be at Sinatra Memorial Home on Tuesday September 24, 2019 from 4pm-8pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St.John the Baptist Church on Wednesday September 25, 2019 at 10:45am. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the St.Jude Children's Research Hospital.