Carmela Josephine Latkiewicz
July 15, 1938 ~ May 27, 2013
Carmela Josephine Latkiewicz died on Monday, May 27, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Leesburg, Virginia after a valiant 19 month battle with colon cancer.
She was born in Weirton, West Virginia on July 15, 1938 to Francesco and Teresa Ianni, the youngest of their three daughters.
Her sisters Angela Guglielmo and Alba Buksa still live in Weirton.
She met her high school sweetheart Frank Arthur Latkiewicz Jr. at Weir High School. After graduation they were married and remained in Weirton, where Frank worked for Weirton Steel and Carm (as she is known by her friends and family) spent her earlier years as a loving homemaker and later worked for New City Auto Sales and, most recently, at Raggi Home Improvement.
Carm cherished spending time with her dear friends playing cards. She was a member of several card clubs, one of which she belonged to for over 50 years.
Carm is predeceased by her husband Frank, her parents, two brothers-in-law and a niece.
In addition to her two sisters, Left to cherish her memory is her son Frank, his wife Kim and their son Evan (8) as well as her daughter Terri Feely, her husband Tim and their children Hannah (15) Caroline (13) and Andrew (10).
Visitation will be 4 to 8 PM Wednesday at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV
Her Funeral Mass will celebrated 10 AM on Thursday at Saint Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, Weirton
Rev Fr. Manuel Gelido will preside.
Interment will follow at Saint Paul's Cemetery Weirton.
Memorial Contributions may be made to:
Evercare Hospice
12018 Sunrise Valley Drive
Suite 400
Reston, VA 20191
Www.evercarehospice.com
571 262 5200
Carm's final request is that, in the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder, you remember her with smiles and laughter, for that is how she will remember
you all. If you can only remember her with tears, then don't remember her at all.
You will always be remembered as a loving, gentle, caring mother, wife, friend, sister and aunt. We will miss your cookies, no one made cookies better than you. Our favorite of course was the nut rolls for all of us that were just “a little nuts.” Here is to celebrating your life…our long talks into the wee hours of the morning will forever be missed. Love you and see you in heaven!
Terri & Family, I am so sorry for your loss and you did the very best you could caring for Carm! She can now watch over all of you and is finally at peace. I love you and wish I were there for you to help you through this tough time. You know you can call on me whenever…I will miss Carm calling me Goldilocks!
Frank and Terri, I sorry to her about your mother. I always liked her and she was always nice to talk to whenever I was back in the area. I would of like to made the service but am out of town now when I heard about her. Again, I am sorry for your loss. Your mother was truly a very genuinely friendly person and a pleasure to have known.
So sorry to hear about Carm passing away. I was in one of her card clubs and enjoyed playing cards with her. We always hoped she would make it back to Weirton to play cards with us again. She will be missed.
Frank & Terry, I am so sorry to hear about your mom passing away. She was a very nice lady & a good neighbor. I always enjoyed talking with her. She will be sadly missed in the old neighborhood. Again, sorry for your loss.
Terri & family, We are sorry to hear of Carmela’s passing. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. With love and support, The Kickerts
After several years of attempting to locate my dear friend Carmela, I’m just learning the news of her passing that happened three years ago. Her and I met in 2003 while both being employed at an auto dealership and became really good friends. I adopted her as one of my many “mothers” as she adopted me as one of her “daughters.” She introduced me to canasta, which I had never heard of, and talked me into joining a canasta card club. We had a lot of fun together and I miss her dearly, but I know she is with Jesus and in a glorious place.
My condolences to the family and many friends.
Rest in heaven, my sweet friend.