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06-Mar-2015
The Remarkable Elena Turroni (1910-2015), Ontario – Canadaby Harley Jones |
 She was a musician, a teacher and a talented chef. She was also the oldest-known woman in Canada to ever have a pacemaker installed. Born on January 20th 1910, Elena Turroni had the pacemaker installed a week before her 105th birthday earlier this year. She spent less than a day in the hospital for the procedure before returning to her Welland home.Picture left: Elena Turroni played her accordion recently for friends recently after receiving a pacemaker. On Friday Welland’s Elena Turroni died, 105 years old. Afterward, her grandson Michael Belcastro said Turroni had a new energy about her, playing her accordion for friends. “She’s driving her caregiver nuts because she doesn’t want to go to bed at 9 pm anymore, she’s up until two o’clock in the morning,” he said at the time, adding she wanted to go shopping and visit friends. Turroni was best known as a caterer and party planner, but she also worked as a secretary, a teacher and an appliance demonstrator over the years. Among the thousands of people she served while running Turroni’s Catering in Welland, she cooked for the Queen of England and served strawberry shortcake to former American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. She was also featured on numerous radio and television shows, including a segment on the nationally syndicated show Loving Spoonful. Turroni also authored four cookbooks. She was predeceased by husbands Nick Rocco and Sam Turroni, as well as two daughters and three sons-in-law. Elena Turroni’s funeral will be held at 9.30am on Thursday at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. Donations can be made to the Elena Turroni Culinary Bursary at Niagara College. |