Carlo DeFrancesca
elevated HyaIj October 19, 1965 ~ June 24, 2024
elevated HyaIj Visitation
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 2 – 8 p.m. & Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated HyaIj Funeral Mass
Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
Chapel of St. Joseph at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 3Z6
elevated HyaIj Entombment
Holy Trinity Mausoleum at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, Ontario, L3T 2C7
elevated HyaIj Reception
To take place following the entombment at Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
elevated HyaIj Obituary
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of Carlo DeFrancesca at the age of 58. Beloved father to Robert (Megan), Michael and Julia. Grandfather to Jacob. Brother to Marisa and Gino (Susie). Loving uncle to Peter, Antonio (Rochelle), Christopher, and Elizabeth (Carlo). Great nephews and nieces Rocco, Liliana, Romeo, Giacomo and Stefano. Predeceased by his mother and father Irma and Pietro DeFrancesca. He was loved and will be greatly missed. In memory of Carlo, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
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Dear Carlo🙏🏻❤️🥲
We miss you dearly!! I have known for over 30 years and worked for him for over 5 years.
No one was more generous and caring to me than him.
We will forever miss you Joe (Pina) Montagnese and the Omni Team!
My heart goes to his entire family!!
Sending our heartfelt condolences to the De Francesa family. May he Rest in Peace and his memory be eternal. Cathy and Nick
My deepest condolences to the Defrancesca family
Sincere condolences to the De Francesca family
Enzo DeLorenzo
So sorry. Condolences to all family members. R.I.P. Carlo
To the DeFrancesca family, please accept my heartfelt condolences on the passing of Carlo. You will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.
I am thankful to have met Carlo, he was a genuine, supportive and considerate leader. His presence will be dearly missed and I will cherish everything that I learned from him. May his soul be at peace, until we meet again.
Deeply touched..Condolences to all the family members..RIP Sir.
He was an amazing man. Very kind and caring. I will miss him terribly and never forget him
He was an amazing man. Very kind and caring. I will miss him terribly and never forget him rest in peace Carlo
This is such sad news. Heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Prochazka’s. Sending wishes of peace and love to the ones left behind.
A kind, sweet soul. Will sadly be missed at many of our friend group functions.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the DeFrancesca family.
Tony , Marisa .Our deepest condolences for your sudden lost.
Mike & Lorena Rutigliano and all your cousins . Robert , Niv, Michael, Victoria , Sofia and Luca.
We are completely heartbroken on the sudden passing of our dear friend. You have been a good friend for over fifty years. We will miss you and never forget you. Our deepest condolences to the DeFrancesca family. Rest in eternal peace my friend 🙏
I have so many fond memories of Carlo. When I was a boy, cousin Frank and I sold products for him door to door in apartment buildings (some places I wouldn’t want to enter now as an adult). Have you ever purchased a ratchet set from a snot-nosed little kid at your door? Well some did. From us. That’s the spirit of enterprising entrepreneurialism and salesmanship I learned about from Carlo. I will always remember my sleep over at Zia Irma’s and Zio Pietro’s house circa the summer of 1980 when I spent time with Carlo and his friends. He let me sit in on some of his band’s jamb sessions. It was great. My favourite job as a young teenager was working at Carlo’s Sunoco gas bar at Jane and Wilson with cousin Frank, Frank’s cousin Joe, and our friend Carlo Corbo, back when gas was about 36 cents per litre. We were the real motley crew. We had a blast but we also worked hard. The customers loved us. I think we even went on a “wildcat strike” once to demand higher wages and Carlo, always the smart businessman, met our demands. He knew we sometimes horsed around (is playing football with cans of oil horsing around?), but he usually looked the other way. I will always remember the great conversations he and I had on politics and economics (whether we agreed or not). I’m so saddened that Carlo was taken from us so soon before his time. I will miss him.
Dear Carlo❤️,
I just found out about this Sad and Terrible unexpected incident!
I am heartbroken, deeply shocked and touched by the sudden passing of my dear friend, Carlo.
Buddy, I miss you already!
I have known you for over 20 years, since you had your landscaping company and since I did the first financing for you!
I will forever miss you….
You were always very genuine, kind and generous.
I am also sending my deepest condolences to your entire Defrancesca family!!
Rest in peace Carlo❤️, my friend….!
Marisa, Tony & to all the Defrancesca family. We are so sorry to hear of the sudden passing of Carlo. We send our sincerest condolences. May he Rest in Eternal Peace🙏❤️
He was such a great man , a friend, a teacher , caring ,Loyalty in his blood.
He told me once “ To be great businessman you have to take care of everyone’s who works for you and be Loyal to each other “
I miss you carlo 🙁
My heartfelt condolences to Defrancesca Family
He was a great boss who was also a teacher and mentor to me. I will forever be grateful Carlo. Thank you for showing me the importance of being a perfectionist and inspiring my work.
Our deepest condolences to the Defrancesca family. May Carlo rest in piece and you all cherish the memories you shared during his time spent with you.
We just found out about this and are saddened to hear of Carlo’s sudden passing; our deepest condolences to the DeFrancesca family.
Our deepest condolence for the loss of wonderful soul and great human being and good friend carlos. We will miss him for his humor love and affection.
I’m so sad after knowing it that I hadn’t a chance to say him final goodbye. It was my first full time Job after landing in Canada and he gave me that opportunity where i learned a lot .My deepest condolence to whole family and loved ones. Carlo will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
Although I knew him briefly, he felt like my big brother. He was frank, kind, and good person. I hope he is resting in peace. My condolences to his family and loved ones.