Hale, Ann Antonia (Salustri)

Ann Antonia Hale, 91, of Berlin, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 24, 2021, at the Southington Care Center. She was born

in Capistrello, Italy, on December 2, 1929, to the late Emilio Salustri and Clara Barbati Salustri. She was one of six children who grew up together in the Boston area. She met the love of her life, Henry Allen Hale, in Boston and eloped soon after. Sadly, he passed away just 19 short years later, leaving her to raise their 6 children on her own. To support the family, she went to school for interior design and she worked as an interior decorator

at J.C.Penney for the remainder of her career.

She is survived by her children, Andrea Riendeau and her husband Paul, Pamela Kastner and her husband Harry, Denise Hale, Charles Hale, Anthony Hale and Karl Hale and his wife Stephanie; 3 sisters, Lucille Demeis, Mena Ficocello, and Jennie Bryszewski; 6 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

The family wants to thank her beloved late-life caretaker Thelma Solomon and the outstanding staff at the Southington Care Center for their compassionate care of our dear Mother. Services will be held on November 6 at 12:30 at the Kensington Congregational Church, 312 Percival Avenue in Berlin, CT. The service will be livestreamed on the Facebook Kensington Congregational Church site. A private burial service is planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southington Care Center, 45 Meriden Avenue, Southington, CT 06489 or the Kensington Congregational Church, 312 Percival Avenue, Berlin ,

CT 06037.