Maria Elisa Mirarchi, 86, matriarch of a South Philadelphia Italian family
Feb 11, 2014
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HER GRANDKIDS called Maria Elisa Mirarchi "Grandmom Bella." Bella is Italian for beautiful, and this woman by all accounts was beautiful inside and out.
"All my life, my mom was an angel by my side," said her daughter Caterina Romani. "The most selfless, beautiful, kind, considerate woman you could ever meet."
Source: http://articles.philly.com
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