Obituary of Suilio Venchiarutti

Suilio VENCHIARUTTI Passed away peacefully on July 8, 2014 at age 94. He was born January 25, 1920 to Antonio Venchiarutti and Bianca Venchiarutti in Osoppo, (Udine), Friuli, Italy. He and his parents immigrated to Canada in the same year and settled in Toronto. Suilio was a veteran of World War II where he served in the RCAF. He married the lovely Cecile Forcier of Ste Elizabeth-de-Warwick, QC, on December 16, 1944. Suilio and Cecile were married for 69 years until she passed away in February of this year. After the war, he attended the University of Toronto and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1949. He had a successful 30-year career as an architect and town planner. He was the father and father-in-law of Martha and Terry Lindsey of Barrie, Catherine (Cookie) and Gord Best of Toronto, Pierrette and Jim Ramsdale of Toronto, and Paulette and John Preville of Toronto. He was the grandfather of Sheila, James (Jamie) and Evan Lindsey, and Emily Best Shantz and her husband Chris, and great-grandfather of their daughter Eden. Brother of Livio and Doris, who predeceased him, he is survived by his dear brother Silvio of Caledon. A member of the Order of Ontario, he was the founding President of the Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association and an active member of the Lions Club. Suilio enjoyed many passions including music, flying, golf and curling. He was a long-time member of the Toronto Flying Club, Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, and the High Park Curling Club. He will be sadly mourned and lovingly remembered by his family, many nieces and nephews, and by his care-giving family at The Village of Humber Heights, where he has resided for the last 5 years. A Funeral Mass will be held in ST. ANSELM'S PARISH, 1 MacNaughton Road, Toronto (at Millwood Road east of Bayview) on Wednesday, July 16, at 11:00 a.m. If desired, donations may be made to CIBPA Education Foundation, 901 Lawrence Ave West, Ste 305, Toronto, ON M6A 1C3. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com.