Nicola Carella
elevated BGCKl It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Nicola “Nick” Carella (lovingly known as Papa) on January 10, 2021 at the age of 84 years.
elevated BGCKl Papa will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Noreen, cherished children Antoinette and Frank; daughter-in-law Elaine, son-in-law Ercole, and daughter-in-law Antoniette; his grandchildren all of whom adored him: Claudia, Amanda, Nicholas, Anthony, Victoria, Brianna, and Elise; grandsons-in-law Rafael and Don and granddaughters in-law Natasha and Sidney; and four great grandchildren Sienna, Oliver, Isaiah, and Felicia. He will be fondly remembered by his brother Vito, his sister Teresa, many dear brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and other extended family and friends, and will be deeply missed by all.
elevated BGCKl Born in Bari, Italy, Nicola grew up a hard-working and resilient young man who proudly supported his family and he learned early on the values of family, loyalty, integrity and belonging. He taught these values to his family every day through his actions and we will always remember our dear Papa for these teachings. He has made an enormous impact on the lives of countless families and friends.
elevated BGCKl Papa came to Canada in 1954 at 17 years of age and settled in Toronto. He worked as an electrician and later as an upholsterer and went on to run several factories, one at which he met Noreen, his loving wife of 58 years. Papa had an exceptional talent in upholstery and sofa design and dedicated his life to designing, creating and teaching others to make quality furniture. He would envision the design in his mind, create the pattern by eye and to everyone’s amazement, he would make the most beautiful sofas, loveseats and chairs that were constructed perfectly to the very last staple and stitch. Papa took great pride in his work and he worked until he was 80 years old. We miss Papa very much and he will be in our hearts forever.
elevated BGCKl A service will be held for immediate family at 12:00 pm on Friday January 15 at Holy Cross Chapel. For those who would like to watch the service, it will be live streamed via this link below:
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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada in memory of Nicola Carella.
elevated BGCKl The family invites you to sign the online book of condolences: https://everloved.com/life-of/nicola-carella/
Sending my deepest condolences to the entire Carella family. I am holding you all close in my thoughts and prayers during this time.
Dad, I love you with all my heart. You were an amazing father and you made me who I am today. I will be forever grateful for how you encouraged me, drove me to be the best I could be, and to never give up. You always led by example, good or bad, right or wrong, but always with a good and loving heart. I will cherish our time together and the incredible memories that we created. You will always be in my heart and I will share your story so that you will be remebered forever.
I Love You.
Dear Noreen, Antoinette and Frank. We are sad to hear of your dear husband and father Nicky passing. We remember him with a smile on his face always. A sweet gentle man. May God give you the strength you need at this very difficult time. god bless.
Marie and Leo
Noreen, we are deeply saddened by Nicky’ passing and we know how much you will miss and mourn him. You and Nick have been wonderful neighbors and we always enjoyed our chats whenever we met. Nick was always delightfully happy and had a smile on his face. We will miss him.
May God’s blessings sustain you and your loved ones during this difficult time.
Papa, riposa in pace.
Our sincere condolences to the Carella family. Will always remember Nick’s smile and heart of gold.
He will truly be missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time. Rest in Peace
Our sincere condolences to the Carella family.
Nick will always be remembered by his smile and heart of gold .
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.
Riposte in pace .
Sending our love and farewell to Uncle Nicky, a man we will always treasure for the wonderful person he was. His smile made everyone feel so welcome and special … truly a gentleman and our memories of him will last a lifetime. Our condolences to Zia Noreen, Antoinette, Frank and the rest of Uncle Nicky’s family. We will cherish those moments in life that we all shared together.
Your kindness to me always will never be forgotten. I could not have wished for a better Papa for my children, for this I thank you and will hold your memory in my heart.
Dear Noreen, Antoinette, Frankie and Families,
Our sincerest condolences for your loss. We will miss his smile, the Barese conversation and of course his very distinguished fedora hat.
Love and kisses to you all.
Papa, we love and miss you so so much. Thank you for showing us what genuine kindness looks like and for always making us laugh. We will never forget the stories you told and the lessons you taught us. We are eternally grateful.
Brianna & Elyse Carella
Dear Noreen and family,
We are deeply saddened to hear of Nicky’s passing. We send you our most sincere condolences during this difficult time.
You are all in our thoughts and prayers. May he rest in peace.
Love, Dario and Vally
Noreen, l just learnt of the sad news of the passing of Nick..my sincere condolences to you and your family..both Celeste and i enjoyed running in to Nick in the hall and having great chats…we will certainly miss him..lots of love to you…we are always here for you…xo