The family of Ann Marie (DePasquale) Nuzzi gives thanks to God for the gift of her life which came to an end on Monday, April 11, 2011 in her home, in the company of her husband, children, and extended family. Born June 7, 1925 in Niles, Ann was the daughter and oldest child of Orazio and Julia (Pavone) DePasquale, both of whom immigrated from southern Italy in the early 1900s. She attended Jefferson Elementary School, Washington Middle School, and graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 1943. She married Paul Nuzzi on July 9, 1949, a union that lasted over 62 years. She was first employed at Republic Steel in Niles before she began her family. Then she enjoyed a career as a housewife and mother, and learned traditional culinary skills from her mother. Baking, cooking, gardening, and entertaining were activities that gave her and her family great joy and countless hours of happiness. Once all her children were of school age, she began a professional career working in the auditing office of Sears in downtown Warren and then at the Eastwood Mall, a job she held for over 20 years. Committed to Catholic education, she worked diligently with her husband to provide for K-12 Catholic schooling for all her children and for college education as well. She is survived by her husband, Paul at home, and three children, Carolyn (Dr. Michael) Mokris of Orlando, FL; Paul (Cathy) Nuzzi of Girard, OH; and the Rev. Ronald Nuzzi of Notre Dame, IN. Her six grand children brought much joy and happiness into her life, and she delighted in sharing in all of the significant moments in their lives, from first communions and graduations to baptisms and weddings. Her grand children are Dr. Patrick (JoAnn) Mokris of Orlando, FL; Mary Beth Mokris of Charlotte, NC; Michael Paul Mokris of Orlando, FL; Anne Mokris of Orlando, FL; Jennifer (Michael) Harris of Powell, OH; and Matthew Nuzzi of Miamisburg, OH. Two great-grand children gave the family a four generation span in recent years, Patrick George and Jack Henry Mokris, of Orlando, FL. She enjoyed travelling and often wintered in Florida to visit her children, grandchildren, and great grand children. In 1998, she went to Italy to visit relatives and had a private audience with His Holiness Pope John Paul II. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a younger and much loved brother, James, of Niles. Calling hours will be held at the Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home, 451 Robbins Avenue, Niles, Ohio from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2011 with a prayer service at 6:45 p.m. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 381 Robbins Avenue, Niles on Friday, April 15 with Ann's son, the Reverend Ronald Nuzzi of the University of Notre Dame presiding, preceded by a 12:30PM prayer service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Niles City Cemetery. Because of Ann's special commitment to her Catholic faith and to Catholic education, the family respectfully requests any material donations to be made to John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, the alma mater of all her children and two of her grandchildren, 2550 Central Parkway SE, Warren, Ohio 44484 or to Saint John Vianney Catholic School, the alma mater of four of her grandchildren, 6200 Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL. 32809. Friends and family can view this obituary, sign the guestbook, and send e-mail condolences at www.josephrossifuneralhome.com.