Nerina Maria

Lanza

Our loving, giving, kind-hearted mother Nerina Lanza (née Dobric) passed away on May 21, 2020 from complications due to congestive heart failure.

She was born on November 3, 1931 in Brovinje (Istra) Croatia to Vladimir Dobric and Marija Dobric (nee Diminich).

She came to the US in 1963. She married Ervino Lanza on August 16, 1968 who preceded her in death in 2014.

Nerina loved her family and friends. There was nothing she wouldn't do for her family. She sewed clothes for her kids when they were young. Her hands were rarely still. She also shared her love for cooking. Our Sunday family lunches were amazing.

For many years Nerina worked as a chef. She volunteered to cook at a children's orphanage in Croatia. She then worked at Giordano's Restaurant and Frank Leone's Resturaunt Manhattan NY. It suited her heart. She said she did it because she loved it.

Her life was a living example of her strength, dedication, sacrifice and compassion to her family.

Nerina is survived by her three children Franco Lanza, Romina Barletta and Rossana Lanza; her five grandchildren who she loved dearly, Anthony Lanza, Isabella Barletta, Taylor Barletta,

Luca Lanza-Ronquillo and Nico Lanza-Ronquillo; her niece Ester Miletic and family and Elvis Dobric and family.

LOVING POEM FOR OUR MOTHER:

Our beautiful mother kept a garden,

A garden of the heart

She planted all the good things

That gave our life a start.

She turned us to sunshine

And encouraged us to succeed

Fostering and nurturing

The seeds of love

Her constant love

Always brought us on the right path

Markers for a pathway

That will last a lifetime

We are our mother's garden

We are her legacy

And we hope she always feels our love

Reflected back from us!

We thank you and love you for the life you have built for us.