Name: Celebration of Life for Mary C. Bertolina
Start: 2022-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-08-10T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Starks Funeral Parlor

Mary Bertolina

01/08/1926 ~ 07/25/2022

Salt Lake City, UT- Mary Curia Bertolina passed away on July 25, 2022. She was 96.

Mary was born on January 8th 1926 to Giovanni Batista Curia and Maria Fratto Curia in Kenilworth, Utah. She grew up in a large and happy Italian family of her parents and 8 brothers; Frank, Sam, Pete, Joe, Tony, Buddy, Charlie and Albert. Her sister Marietta passed away at 11 months old.

She married Charles James Bertolina on April 4th 1948 in Kenilworth. They made their home in SLC. Mom was an active member of the Cathedral of the Madeline parish and was a devoted Catholic all her life. She was an active member of the Italian American Civic League, the Catholic Women's league and the Cathedral Altar Society/Women's Guild. She worked at Judge Memorial in the cafeteria and also cooked for the oblate priests who taught at Judge. She loved working in her garden, cooking and crocheting. She ran the coffee hour after mass at the Cathedral. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles, all her brothers and sister in laws, her brother in law John, her in laws and grandsons Billy and Craig Rodby. She is survived by her daughters Roxana Bertolina, Salt Lake City and Margaret Baker, Holcomb, KS, her granddaughter Erica Rodby, great grandsons Anthony, Alex and Alijah all of Holcomb, KS and countless nieces and nephews. We would like to thank her caregivers from Home Instead especially Sue, Tracy, Shona, Maria, Lori, Sara, Hortensia, Dannette and all the staff who took such good care of her. Also the staff of Elevations Hospice especially Liz, Monica, Sonya, Adriana and Lexie. We are so grateful for the loving care.

A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, August 9th from 6:00 - 8:00pm at Starks Funeral Parlor, 3651 South 900 East, Salt Lake City. Guests are encouraged to park on the north parking lot. Visit www.starksfuneralparlor.com to share your memories and photos with the family.

A mass of the Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 10th at 11:00am at the Cathedral of the Madeline, 331 East South Temple, Salt Lake City.

Masks will be required at both services.

For those that cannot attend the mass, see a live broadcast at https://www.utcotm.org

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in mom's name to Alzheimer's Association of Utah at https://www.alz.org/utah

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from Jul. 27 to Jul. 31, 2022.

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8 Entries

Terry Elkington

May 19, 2023

She was my angel on earth supporting my vocation with the Church may she rest with God's angels

ValLynn Bauer

December 6, 2022

Mary was one of my clients and friend. I did her hair for quite a few years when I had my beauty shop on the Avenue where I worked for 13 years before getting my shop in my home. I loved her and her life stories. I have thought of her often over the years and especially every Christmas when I put up my Christmas tree. She was so talented. She crocheted me Bells, Angels and Snowflakes which I have loved and taken very good care of. We traded services. I did her hair to pay for the beautiful ornaments. I can't not have Christmas without thinking of her as I look at my Christmas Tree. She is a wonderful lady. I loved listening to her stories of Judge Memerial and working in the kitchen. Her obituary reminded me of the things she used to talk about. What a great Lady she was/is.

Richard Corey & family

August 9, 2022

Our prayers and sympathy go to both Roxy and Maggie for the loss of their mother. Hugs and love to all the rest of the family wherever you are.
We remember many wonderful times shared with both aunt Mary and uncle Chuck. Picnics up the canyon, painting plaster figures, cooking Italian Christmas cookies, learning to knit, going to mass....... Too many to recount here.
She was a very big part in our lives. She always remembered our birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and sent many cards and gifts. We know she is resting in God´s grace and ask that she pray to God for us all.
We miss her. We love her. We ask God to grant her perpetual rest.