FARMINGTON – Anita Lambert Eusanio, 88, of Farmington, formerly of Youngstown, Ohio, passed peacefully on the morning of Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 at Orchard Park Rehabilitation and Living Center in Farmington. She had moved from Youngstown, Ohio in 2006 to live closer to her daughter, Dr. Susan A. Anzivino.
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Anita was born June 29, 1922, in Hubbard, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph P. and Jennie (Marino) Lambert. She graduated from Rayen High School and attended business school. For 35 years she was a lingerie and women’s wear buyer for Strouss in Youngstown.
Her first husband and father of her only daughter was Joseph J. Anzivino. She later married Robert “Mickey” Eusanio. He predeceased her in 2004.
She was a former member of the Italian-American Veterans’ Women’s Auxiliary and the Sons of Italy. While in Ohio, she was a communicant of St. Charles Borromeo in Boardman and in Maine attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Farmington.
Anita’s passion was dancing. As a young dancer, she performed in Swan Lake. She had also danced with the USO for our troops during World War II. Anita was a former member of the Tony Romeo’s Juliettes. Her last public dance performance was a duet with her daughter in 2006.
A devoted mother, she will be missed by her daughter Susan Anzivino of Wilton, God-daughter Janice Bricillo of Hubbard, Ohio, and numerous cousins and special friends.
Family and friends are invited to call at the Wiles Remembrance Center, 137 Farmington Falls Rd., (Rtes. 2 & 27) Farmington on Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday morning Dec. 13, 2010 at 11 a.m. from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, with Father Thomas Lequin officiating. Following Mass, a meal of comfort will be served at the Parish Hall, hosted by the Altar Guild. All are welcome. Committal services will be held Thursday Dec. 16, 2010 at the Green Haven Memorial Garden in Canfield, Ohio.
Remembrance gifts may be given to the Sons of Italy Fdt. OSIA National Headquarters 219 East St., NE Washington, D.C. 20002 or St. Anthony’s Guild 4 Jersey St. East Rutherford, NJ. 07073. Tributes and condolences may be shared with her family at www.wilesrc.com. Arrangements are in the care of the Wiles Remembrance Centers and Fox Funeral Home, Youngstown, Ohio.
