A pair of dolls. A ring. A Hudson’s Bay card.
And a big, toothless smile.
Catherine Wachter met Antonietta Piscitelli as a volunteer at the senior home where Piscitelli lived in the later years of her life.
Though many people were looking for Antonietta Piscitelli, it wasn’t until she died that they got answers.
Antonietta worked for the Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. in Toronto as a secretary and typist, according to city records.
Antonietta lived alone but returned to Italy and England for visits. Some of her relatives also came to see her in Toronto. She kept in touch with her family between trips, keeping a phone book in her kitchen.
Judith Powell, left, and Catherine Wachter go through an album with Antonietta Piscitelli’s old pictures.
Catherine Wachter says Antonietta Piscitelli often sang, sometimes in Italian, when spending time with her at Ewart Angus dementia care facility.
Judith Powell, left, and Catherine Wachter show an album with Antonietta Piscitelli’s old pictures.