A devoted housewife and mother, Giulia Stefanelli, age 99, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2024, with her family by her side.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Oliver Stefanelli, in 1989.

Giulia is survived by her loving daughter, Diana Stefanelli, and her son-in-law, Mark Macielag.

Born on July 30, 1924, in Lake Village, Arkansas, to the late Eugenio and Firmina Mazzanti.

Giulia was the sister of Maria Mazzanti,  Gaspare Mazzanti, Miretta Mazzanti, the late Gina Mazzanti, the late Olga Mazzanti, late Cesarina Sartini, late Giovani Mazzanti, and late Angela Mazzanti. Dear aunt of the late Mary Joy McBride, and is survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins, in Italy and the United States.

The family will be gathering on Friday, March 8, 2024, from 3-5 PM at the PIETSZAK FUNERAL HOME, 2400 William Street (near Harlem.)

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 9:15 AM, at Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica, located at South Park Ave at Ridge Road, in Lackawanna, New York.

Inurnment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, in Lackawanna, New York.

Flowers are gratefully declined. The family prefers memorials be made in Giulia's name to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation , 28 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York, New York 10036, or to Our Lady Of Victory Charities , 780 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, New York 14218.