Delphina M. Filice, born in Gilroy on April 19, 1915, died on
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, in Santa Rosa.
Delphina M. Filice, born in Gilroy on April 19, 1915, died on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, in Santa Rosa.
Delphina was a member of St. Mary’s Mother’s Club, Catholic Ladies Aide Society, St. Mary’s Church, Children’s Home Society, Storybook Chapter, Gilroy Assistance League and Wheeler Hospital Auxiliary. She was a graduate of the University of California Berkeley.
She was the mother of Dr. George Filice and his wife Donna of Green Valley, Dr. Ralph Filice and his wife Nancy of Walnut Creek, Ernest E. Filice Jr. and his wife Patty of Gilroy and Mary Jane Filice Gunter and her husband Doug of Windsor; grandmother of Brian Filice, Christine Filice Parikh, Nicole Filice Capshaw, David Filice, Daniel Filice, Doreen Filice and Montina Filice; great-grandmother of Jessica and Amanda Parikh; sister of Gennaro A. Filice Jr., George Filice and Michael Filice. She also is survived by many nieces and nephews in Gilroy and the East Bay.
She was the daughter of Gennaro A. Filice, founder of the Filice and Perrelli Canning Co. of Gilroy, and Angelina Perrelli Filice, and stepmother Clara Bozzo Filice.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest E. Filice Sr., brother Michael Filice and father Gennaro A. Filice.
Vigil takes place at 7pm Monday, Jan. 17, at Habing Family Funeral Home. Services take place at 10:30am on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the funeral home followed by Funeral Mass at 11am at St. Mary’s Church. Entombment will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
The family asks that any donations be made to the Gilroy Foundation.
