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Louis Myers posted a condolence
Thanks Aunt Cindy for making me laugh. Thats how I will always remember you. Thank you for the letters, when I was in combat. They helped me more than you could ever know.
Love,
Louis
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Monique DesVerges posted a condolence
Thank You Aunt Cindy you were like a mother to me i remember the thanksgiving dinner,birthday party we had allot of laugh and fun.And when i join the Navy and went to Gulf War you had always wrote to me and sent me stuff it mean allot to me and when i get a chance to call home i use my 15 min to call you to thank you for the support and tell my sister Yvette,Aunt Sandy and everybody that i was OK. i will always remember you and i will miss you
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Yvette Myers posted a condolence
Cindy was my sister, godmother to my son Daniel Myers. She was the crazy, kissy, loving one who always made me feel welcome and part of a family. I have no words to describe how I feel over hearing of her loss. I wish I could be there with the family at this sad time. But I'll forever hold fond memories of my sister, Cindy. She gave me her recipe for tripe, which I love to this day. She made all occasions sparkle with her joy for life. She showed me how to grab life with gusto & how to get all the gusto out of living. God Bless you, Assunta, and cradle you in his arms. Love, Yvette.
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Robert Grizzaffi posted a condolence
all the family parties and us hugging for 10 minutes saying we love eachother. i love you nanny!!!!!!!!
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Ernie Kennedy posted a condolence
Nanny Sue i just wanted to say that i love you very much and now that your gone things are never gonna be the same, when u left us i felt like a piece of me died too. but i know your looking down on us and smiling wih poppo. R.I.P i love you so much!!!
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Rosalie, Josephine, James & Joe Valenti posted a condolence
Dear Aunt Assunta,
Remember all of the happy, fun and crazy times we shared with you and Uncle Earnie, (the July 4th parties, fireworks going off in the house on 214th street)!!!
We will always remember you and thank you for the beautiful memories; until we all meet again. Love always, Ro, Josie, Joe and Jim
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Marie Gentile posted a condolence
Cindy, You've have always been my strength and my hope. My love for you will always be forever . You were more like my sister than my friend. I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!! MY HEART IS BROKEN AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE WITH "MY ANGELS"... JIMMY AND ERNEST. ALL OUR YEARS TOGETHER WERE NOT ENOUGH AND I WISH WE HAD MORE!!! I LOVE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER......
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Gina posted a condolence
Cindy....you will be missed by so many. You were like a diamond. Rare, precious & valuable...I will always treasure the fond memories I have of you....May God bless you always.
Love you....
xoxo
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susan ruberti posted a condolence
Beautiful Cindy, I cant't focus on what to say now. I am hoping to be able to fly into Newark so I can be there for you and my mom. We both loved and cherished you so much and I want to be with you and your family. I love you and please tell Jesus to get me to you.
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STACY GENTILE posted a condolence
To Beautiful Cindy and ALL of her family;
children and grandchildren,
Tho I have not seen many of you for sometime, The Steves family never left my heart. For me, as a young wife and mother so long ago, Cindy personified what every mother should aspire to become. Her family is her living legacy of her infinite acts of kindness, her indomitable spirit. She was the heart and soul of her family, carrying and sustaining so many with her heart so full with unconditional love for so many, how very very rare. I am with all of you in spirit and I know she has long awaited to be with the love of her life, Ernest. THIS WORLD IS SURLY A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF MOM, AND
THIS MOST EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY...
ALL MY LOVE FOREVER, Stacy Gentile
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Sandy posted a condolence
Sandy,
To my beautiful Sister, you filled up my life and now you fill up my Spirit. I know you’re with u Signore and u Gumbare. I’ll see you in the future. In the mean time, keep them laughing up there.
I love you – more,
Sandy
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Andrea (Your Baby) posted a condolence
MOm,My heart is broken! Who do I go to now for comfort and laughter.Who will give me advice or the shoulder I need to cry on.I need you and I want you back.You were my best friend and a wonderful mother.My children are blessed to have you as their Nanny.Kiss Dad for me and always watch over all of us as our special angel.You will be in my heart forever.I Love You!
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Alexandra Rodrigues posted a condolence
Aunt Cindy, you were the best, funniest, most full of life person I knew. You always made me laugh and you always made me smile and still do everytime I think of you. You were always so good to all of us and you will be very very missed. I just hope my family grows into one as wonderful as yours someday..at least I've got the Italian/Portuguese part down..
We love you,
Alexandra
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norma &george Buhrts posted a condolence
Dear Liz and Jake .. I am so very very sorry about MOM we loved her.. my heart aches for you and your family I will call at a later date.. Love you miss you Norma George and boys xoxo
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Brian posted a condolence
Nanny Sue,
I am going to miss you beyond any words can ever describe. You have done so much for me, Nikki, Ernie, and Kevin and for that we will always love you. Thank you for taking in Diona and Tiffani and giving them both an additional grandmother to love, you meant so much to both of them. I will think of you everyday and you will forever remain in my heart. Please watch over us and tell Poppo we miss him too. I love you.
Here is a copy of my eulogy, it was easy to write considering how special of a woman you were to everyone.
As difficult as this has been for me to accept, there will come a day where all of our lives will ultimately come to an end. I have realized through the life of my grandmother that the goal is not to live forever but rather to create something during our time here that will. It isn’t fair to condense everything that Nanny Sue accomplished and had to overcome in her life in just a few minutes time but I will do my hardest to do her justice.
Nanny Sue was extremely important in all of our lives. She was an amazing wife, sister, mother and grandmother. But most of all she was a wonderful friend to all of us. I’m sure that everyone here has shared some very special memories with my grandmother.
Cindy was born Assunta DeMarco on August 10,1934. Her parents, Vincent and Josphine, had come to this country in 1912. Assunta was the youngest child in the family. She had one older sister and three older brothers. She had to suffer through the hard ship of growing up without a mother since the age of three but it was through the strong bond that she kept with her father that helped mold her into the strong and loving woman we all knew. It was through that relationship that enabled her to become such an inspiring mother. Through the course of her life she had a passion for dance, movies, and was extremely involved in the community. She was committed to giving back to our country more then most people would. She was constantly sending care packages and letters to soldiers over seas. But yet again, that was just one of the great things about Nanny Sue. She had a tremendous heart and was always looking for ways to help others.
My grandmother and grandfather, Ernesto Steves were married 35 years before my grandfather passed away. But it is through the extreme love and care that they had for one another that makes it possible for me to say that today there marriage is 51 years strong.
My grandmother always told me that the hardest thing in her life was losing my grandfather. But as difficult as it was, it was through her love for him and her commitment to her family, that she brought us all closer together and unified in his absence.
Along with Poppo, Nanny Sue was an amazing parent. Proof of that is to look at the wonderful people that my mom, Thee-Thee, Aunt Josie, Uncle Jim, and Aunt Andrea have turned into. Not only are they great parents of their own but each one has their own dedicated admiration and sense of gratitude for my grandmother. My mom, uncle, and aunts often reminisce about the days when Poppo and Nanny Sue took them to Sherwood Island and Orchard Beach. They would all have to get up really early for a quite memorable family picnic. One of their greatest memories as children is when Nanny Sue and Poppo took them to the drive-in movie theater to go see the Godfather. Nanny Sue cooked a big pot of spaghetti and meatballs and they all sat on the back of the station wagon with their blankets to watch the movie. Another testament about how great of a woman Nanny Sue was, was her open-door policy. Her children remember how every Christmas and New Years Eve, their mother would welcome into her home strangers and people who had no family of their own.
In my opinion, Nanny Sue was at her best as a grandmother. Somehow, even with 16 grandchildren, she found a way to show each and every one of us an equal amount of attention and care. She had this way of making each one of us feel as if we were the most important person, not only in her life but in the world. She supported us in everything we did. She was at every communion, every confirmation, and every graduation. She was at every baseball and football game, every dance recital, and even came with some of us, four hours away, to move into our dorm for college. No matter how hot or cold the day may have been or how she was feeling, she would not let it stand in the way of loving and supporting each one of us.
Although we are all grieving because of the loss of such a great lady, we know that she is happy in heaven with her husband, Poppo. Nanny Sue would want us all to be happy and I’m sure she would be content with what she has left for all of us. Nanny Sue was the most loving and dedicated woman I have ever met. She was incredibly selfless and always strived to make others feel better. It’s not going to be easy not being able to see her face anymore or hear her voice but I’m going to ask that everyone does their best to remember Nanny Sue for the amazing woman she really was. Remember how at every family function, whether or not the party was even for you, Nanny Sue always came over to talk to you and had this way of making you feel like you were the most important person in the room. Remember how on your birthday, she’d call you at eight A.M and start singing “Happy Birthdayâ€. Remember the crazy gifts she gave at Christmas and the special way she taped all of her presents. Remember how when you weren’t home, she would start talking to the answering machine saying “Hi. Where is everybody? It’s Nanny. Call me back.†Remember how she would call each and every one of us to remind us that it was someone’s birthday or anniversary and to make sure we called. That was just one of her many ways of making our family closer together. Remember her phone calls, getting ready for school or work, throughout the day, and even at night, just wanting to know how your day was going. Most importantly, remember the smile that was always on Nanny Sue’s face no matter how things may be going. Remember the smile on her face when she was around her husband, children, grandchildren, and all of her other family and friends. So to my siblings and younger cousins, try not to be sad. Try to remember all of the great things that Nanny Sue has done for each one of us. Whenever you miss her, and you constantly will, all you need to do is look in the face of one of your other cousins because she lives in each one of us.
“You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.â€
For me, Nanny Sue will always remain in the most sacred spaces of my heart. I love you, Nanny Sue. Families are forever!
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Tiffani posted a condolence
Nanny Sue,
There will not be a day in my life that I do not think of you. You are the most selfless person I have ever met and I miss you so much. I miss your smile and your laugh and your phone calls at night just to talk. You are the best Nanny. You will be with me wherever I go. The world is not the same with you not in it but heaven is a better place with you there. I love you with all of my heart. I'll be seeing you..
Love,
Tiffani
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Diona Mahoney posted a condolence
This little box is not enough room for me to talk about nanny sue. You always made me feel like a part of the family, always calling me your granddaughter, I used to love when you did that. You always made me laugh with your silly faces and loved the stories you used to tell. You will be missed by so many nanny and I cant even begin to tell you how much I miss you already, you were my third grandma and I don't know how many can say that, you were such a special person in my life and I will never forget you. You will forever be in my heart nanny. I know you will be looking down and watching all of us!
I love you "Families are Forever"
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Vincent (Jimmy Boy) posted a condolence
To my Mom. It’s hard to believe that I’m now an orphan. We were just laughing together on the phone one week ago (February 2, 2010). And then my life turned upside down 24 hours later.
I wonder how you are doing now? I wonder if you are feeling well and having fun where you are. I wonder if you are with people who love you as much as we do. I wonder, a lot, about how it would be if I could call you. I would love to pick up the phone and hear your voice again. Sometimes, even though I am an adult and supposed to have all the answers for my kids, I feel like I am still a kid myself and wish I could come running to you for advice.
I wonder what will happen on Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas? I wonder what it will feel like not being able to buy you a card or a gift. I know this sounds stupid but sometimes when the phone rings, I think maybe it’s you. I quickly remember you won’t be calling but, for that split second, my hopes rise. No one knows the comfort that a mother’s voice can bring like I do.
All the talks we had, all the really late phone calls you made to me to make small talk, all the advice you gave me when I couldn’t figure out what to do - I remember it all. I think about how those phone calls were a part of my life. A part I’m sure I never expected would end.
I remember everything now – vividly. Your homemade Pizza, your perfume and the endless bags of presents for anyone and everyone. I’ll try but I’m not sure I can duplicate your enthusiasm and love for every single minute that you were alive. I remember you telling me that life’s too short and to enjoy things more. I remember you telling me everything was going to be all right. And I remember telling you the same. But we both lied. Everything isn’t all right. Nothing is all right anymore.
But if anything, the memories are stronger. You’re not here but so much of you remains. I remember when I was little how so many kids told me how lucky I was to have a mother like you. I look at pictures now from days gone by – snap shots of you and Dad, of us all, at all the family parties. Everyone was smiling, everyone was relaxed and having fun. No one then knew then what we know now.
Anyway, I don’t want to make this too long. I know that you probably have a lot of things to do and want to get back to enjoying yourself, because I know where you are now. I just wanted to let you know that I miss you terribly and that I will be thinking of you every day (and I’ll talk to you a lot, as I have talked to dad for the past 15 years since he left). I wanted you to know too that we’ll probably all be OK - just like you knew we would be. I wanted to let you know that, even though you never wrote a book, or went to college, or travelled around the world, you did more with your life than anyone I know. You helped so many people that you’ll never be forgotten.
Now, go back and do whatever you were doing. I can almost hear you laughing, talking, and joking with Dad and your friends. I can almost see you surrounded, as always, by people who love you and who know the goodness inside you radiates outward and makes them feel safe.
It makes me smile through the tears thinking you are with the people you haven’t seen and are no longer in any pain. I wish you were with us, but I know you never will be again. So, I will take all my memories, all my mental snap shots, and all the lessons you taught me and keep you here with me and the rest of the family.
I love you Mom.
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Phyllis Gentile posted a condolence
To THE NEAREST AND DEAREST THING TO MY HEART "ALWAYS"....It has taken me nearly 2 months to accept "your gone" from earth but NEVER in my heart!!! I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU EVER!!! I made a "memorial" next to my bed, to help me thru the MOST TRYING TIME and as you did for me. I will visit you often here and ket you know I'm thinking of you as I OFTEN DO!!! I wrote you something to say at your mass but couldn't say it because it was TOO PAINFUL..Here it is: To My Dearest "Guardian Angel" Cindy, How can I say good bye to the MOST BEAUTIFUL SOUL that G-d EVER created & blessed on the face of this earth? She was my #1 fan, friend and mother all wrapped up in one!!! I will NEVER forget July 24th, 1983 at Anthony & Stacey's Wedding, when I asked for her help to sing a song in front of ALL the guests. She put her BEST FOOT FOWARD in talking to the band and made it happen!!! From that day on, we both knew what a lasting friendship we would endure FOREVER!!! Our "enduring bond" became so strong that, there was NOT a moment in a day, she didn't think of me or call to see how I was doing & feeling at THE WORST TIME IN MY LIFE!!! We've had SO MANY moments of memories in the 26 yrs. that I will NEVER FORGET!!! The last "special" memory stands SO VIVD in my head. She came "huffing" & "puffing" to my "special" 45th Birthday Party that Jimmy threw for me, SICK AS A DOG with Liz. I made sure she had the BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE, where she ALWAYS wanted to be..."THE DANCE FLOOR"!!! SHE MADE ME SO PROUD to know that, I could ALWAYS COUNT ON HER to be at ANY "SPECIAL" OCCASION I had!!! By the way, ALL YOUR DAUGHTERS gave me YOUR HATS & I wear & "TREASURE" them FOREVER!!! I'm NOT going to imagine life without her but a "sprit" within me to live "FOREVER" IN MY HEART!!! I WILL "HONOR" MY MOTHER FOREVER because "FAMILIES ARE FOREVER"....Rest In Peace, "my cookie"...oxoxoxox
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