Giulio Boff
elevated dKkuO October 14, 1933 – February 1, 2024
elevated dKkuO Visitation
Friday February 9, 2024 from 10am to 12pm
elevated dKkuO Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home
211 Langstaff Road East, Thornhill, ON, L3T 3Z6
elevated dKkuO Funeral Mass – Chapel of St. Joseph (within the Funeral Home)
Friday February 9, 2024 at 12pm
elevated dKkuO Entombment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L3T 2C7
elevated dKkuO With deep sadness, we share the passing of Giulio Boff on February 1, 2024, at the age of 90. Giulio, a beacon of warmth and kindness, was the devoted husband of Erminia for an incredible 67 years. An adoring father to Sonia (Elvis), Lidia (Joseph), and Lorenz (Megan), he held the roles of Nonno and Bisnonno to Sabrina (Alwyn), Lorenzo, Giuliana (Caleb), Carmine (Molly), Cristina (Tyler), Stefano, Zaine, Levi, and Ava.
elevated dKkuO Giulio’s nurturing and playful spirit shone through in every interaction with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He leaves behind a lasting legacy of love and unity that will shape our family for generations to come. Giulio cherished his family above all else, finding immeasurable joy in life’s simple pleasures. Whether happily tending to his garden and flowers, expressing his heart by song, playing a spirited game of cards, or enjoying the laughter of family over a biccerin di vin, Giulio was a gentle and kindhearted man who created pure, lasting memories
with those he held dear. Nonno, we will look for you in every birch and cherry tree.
elevated dKkuO Donations to the Alzheimer’s Society in Giulio’s honour would be greatly appreciated.
Our sincerest condolences to you all
Our sincerest and deepest condolences to Erminia and the family. Giulio left a beautiful legacy. We remember him with fond memories of Cuba. May he forever rest in peace
To the Boff Family we offer our sincere condolences. May Giulio rest in eternal peace 🙏
Sincere condolences to the whole Family on the loss of Giulio. He left to family and friends great memories to be cherished.May he rest in peace.Will be greatly missed. ❤️🙏🏻
Goodbye my dear friend, I will see you again some
sunny day.
Our sincere condolences to the family. Giulio was a wonderful person. May he rest eternally in peace with Jesus!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all
Sincere condolences to the whole family.We have great memories to be cherished.May our friend Giulio rest in peace.
Nonno Giulio,
I miss you.
I’ve missed you for some time now; you became quieter as your mind stopped serving you, but no less loving. Your brain atrophied, but your heart sure didn’t. Alzheimer’s is cruel, but you stayed sweet. When our ability to dialogue was lost, I could find you with a big smile, and an “I love you”, both of which you returned every single time – no matter how challenging a day you were having, or if you remembered me.
But you did remember me. Some part of you did – maybe the atrophying part, maybe the sweet, still-beating part. And I will remember you.
I’ll remember you racing me down your driveway on a Razor scooter at 68 years old; full speed, wind catching your wavy grey hair, finding a bump in the pavement, launching into a tumble, dislocating your shoulder. You weren’t mad. At least, not at me.
I’ll remember you passing concord grapes down from your backyard vine, and cherries from your tree when I was too small to reach, or to climb up myself. Nonna told us I’d get sick from eating too many, but you kept on passing, and I kept on eating.
I’ll remember watching you work in your vegetable garden from my perch in your more kid-friendly white birch.
I’ll remember you cajoling me into accepting heaps of grated reggiano cheese on my pasta, asking, “You want to grow?”, suggesting the cheese were the catalyst to a boy’s future height and strength. You used similar tactics to coax me into drinking the quintessential ital-canadian half-wine-half-peach-Fruité children’s beverage, as well as to add more hot chili oil to my pasta. If I grew at all, I grew in fondness for your ways of being.
I didn’t inherit your wavy hair or singing voice, but I did catch a mangled shoulder in an act of daring, as well as your love of simpler joys: of being outside, human-powered locomotion, feeding your loved ones from the vegetable garden or forest floor, and long afternoons in the presence of the most loyal friends. And I hope, over time, I’ll inherit your sweetness.
I’ll see you – in every white birch and cherry tree.
I love you, Carmine
Deepest condolences to the Family .
Giulio was a great singer
On the Church choir
Will always be remembered
RIP Dee friend 🙏❤️
Our deepest condolences for the family. We shared many great memories with Giulio. May he rest in peace. 🙏🙏
Our deepest condolences for the passing of a wonderful man. May he rest in peace.