Annelli, Victoria J. (Taverna)
Victoria J. (Taverna) Annelli, 96, of Windsor, beloved wife of 60 years to the late Anthony F. Annelli, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2022. She was born on May 12, 1926, in Hartford, one of four children to Pasquale and Maria (Alberone) Taverna.
Victoria grew up in Hartford, attended local schools and was a graduate of Weaver High School. After graduation, she continued her education in the beauty industry where she earned her Certificate
in Cosmetology. In 1959, she opened her own salon in Bloomfield, Verne's Town and Country, where she owned and operated for 10 years before selling the business. Following Verne's Town and Country, she went on to be employed at various other salons throughout the years before her retirement in 1998 at the age of 74. Victoria had a very creative mind. She loved to oil paint and her family had the pleasure of treasuring some of her work. Victoria spent her quiet time reading and looked forward to her “Love Stories.” She enjoyed cooking and baking and her family just adored her eggplant parmesan. Her family will miss her dearly and her memory will be held in the hearts of all who knew her.
Victoria is survived by her two daughters, Vickianne Palma and her husband Cecilio of West Hartford and Tonilynne Milios and her husband Stavros of Glastonbury; four grandchildren, Jamie Palma and his wife Jill, Samantha Nook and her husband Edward, Melissa Dinar and her husband Omar and Michael Palma and his wife Holly; six great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her three siblings, Florence Passaro, Joseph Taverna and Salvatore Taverna.
A time of visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Carmon Windsor Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Damien of Molokai Parish – St. Gabriel Church, 379 Broad St., Windsor. Burial will follow in Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 701 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To leave an online message of condolence for her family, please visit www.carmonfuneralhome.com.