Michela Caniglia

Michaela ?Lena? was born on October 31, 1922 to Frank and Orsola Spadaro in Marrettimo, Sicily. She passed peacefully after a short illness on November 12, 2011 with family at her side. She came to Monterey in 1937 with her mother and father, who was a fisherman and owned and operated the ?El Capitan? a sardine purseiner. She attended San Carlos School and Monterey High School. She met her husband, Anthony ?Tony? Caniglia, in 1946 and were married July 27, 1947. Tony was a pharmacist at Hilby Drug Store in Monterey and later owned and operated Ord Terrace Pharmacy in Seaside. Tony and Lena enjoyed traveling and taking cruises and going to Europe. They also loved taking short trips to Lake Tahoe, Palm Springs, Solvang and Las Vegas with their many friends. Lena was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time with her family and friends. She was active in the Elks Club and a member of the Festa Italia and Italian Catholic Federation in Monterey. She was a devoted parishioner of the San Carlos Cathedral. She is preceded in death by her husband, Tony and her parents Frank and Orsola Spadaro . She is survived by her sister Maria Giacalone of Genoa, Italy; three children Jeanette (Vito) Mazzarino and John Caniglia both of Salinas and Dr. James Caniglia of Newark, New Jersey: her grandchildren Kimberly Perry, James Cameron Perry, Justin Caniglia, Jenna Caniglia: several cousins, nieces and nephews, and her longtime friends Marguerite Salamone, Catherine DiMaggio and Mary Perry. The family wishes to thank those that helped Lena in her final days: her caregivers Kamini Hawn and Arsenia Menor, her physician, Dr. Shehab Saddy and team of doctors and nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Terrace West. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011 with a Vigil following at Mission Mortuary in Monterey. A Funeral Mass in celebration of Lena?s life will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at the San Carlos Cathedral in Monterey. Donations in Lena?s memory can be made to San Carlos Cathedral Cornerstone Campaign or Community Hospital.