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Antoinette A.

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Calvetti

July 6, 1923 – November 13, 2009

Obituary

Antoinette A. "Toni" Calvetti, 86, of 204 Iron St., Hurley, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Hurley, with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.      She was born July 6, 1923, in Wakefield, Mich., daughter of the late Battista and Mary Barbara (Berga) Massucco, and granddaughter of the late Pietro and Angela Berga.      She attended Washington School in Bessemer, Mich. and Southside School in Hurley, graduating from Lincoln High School in Hurley in 1941. She attended the University of California-Berkley and graduated cum laude from Northland College in Ashland with a degree in teaching in 1966. Her post-graduate education was completed at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.      After graduating in 1966, Toni began her 25 year teaching career with the Hurley School District as a first grade teacher, during which time she received several State awards for the teaching of reading. She was inducted into Who's Who Among American Educators where she was joined years later by her daughter, Jean, and granddaughter, Pam, which was "The icing on my cake!" she often commented. Another highlight of her teaching career was the opportunity to be her grandchildren's first grade teacher.      Toni was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, it's Council of Catholic Women and the St. Mary's Choir, the Hurley Women's Club, Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary Society for Women Educators, Hurley Lioness, Hurley Senior Citizens, a member and past president of the Hurley Library Board, and was a Girl Scout (Brownie) leader. She partook in the ground-breaking ceremony of the Hurley City Hall and still was kidded about being the "only woman included and holding a shovel!" She was also instrumental in the design of the Hurley Public Library. She enjoyed art work and making floral wreaths.      On May 1, 1944, she married the love of her life, Eugene Calvetti, in Chicago. He preceded her in death on Jan. 26, 2009, with his daughter and son-in-law at his side.        Surviving are a son, Battista "Sonny" (Amy) Calvetti, Sun Prairie; a daughter, Jean Barbara (Paul) Flateau, Montreal; two grandchildren who were the "joy of our lives", Jesse Paul (Patricia) Flateau, Dallas, Tx., and Pamela Jean (Doug) Ihlenfeldt, Stoughton; a great-granddaughter, Aylssa Lyn Flateau of Texas; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Richard and Kathleen (June) Calvetti, Hurley, and David and Irene (Calvetti) Rautio, Las Vegas; and numerous nieces and nephews.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11 a.m., at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley, with the Rev. Michael Hayden, celebrant.      Rite of Committal and entombment will follow at the family mausoleum in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hurley.        Visitation will be held at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 N. Lowell St., in Ironwood, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, where the parish rosary will be recited at 7:30.      Pallbearers will be Wendy Abramson (representing Beacon Ambulance staff), Patrick Sparks (representing Villa Maria Health & Rehabilitation Center staff), Len Davia (cousin), Richard Calvetti Jr. (nephew), James Calvetti (nephew), and Robert Gilmeister (nephew-in-law).      In lieu of flowers, cards and monetary gifts, please have a Mass said for Antoinette at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 404 Iron St., Hurley, Wis. 54534 or make a donation to your favorite charity.      To view Toni's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home Inc., Ironwood.
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