Tana DeSiato, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Baptist Medical Center Nassau after a brief illness.
She was born in Pascoag, R.I. on June 20, 1943. Growing up in Mansfield, Conn., Tana was among the first students to attend E.O. Smith High School and took first place in the Ms. Mansfield Pageant. She later raised her family in Windham Center, Conn. and spent summers on Columbia Lake.
She spent the past 30 years in Florida, working as a bank teller, housekeeper and child care provider for growing families who became very attached to her.
Tana was energetic, giving, hard working and independent. She loved baking cookies from scratch and sharing with family, neighbors and co-workers. She also hemmed countless garments for co-workers. Tana spent the last several years in Fernandina Beach working for Osprey Village and Angel Watch Homecare.
She was the beloved mother to Tammy and Marc Trudeau of Connecticut Melissa and Bob Evans of Massachusetts, and Kim Aspinwall and Cliff Little of Fernandina Beach. She is survived by her seven grandchildren, Jocelyn Loukas, Justina Ingerson, Katlyn Byrnes, Myles Byrnes, all of Connecticut, Kassie Godin of Fernandina Beach, and Benjamin Evans and Tori Evans of Massachusetts. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Dimitri, Constantino, Angelina and Jamieson, all of Connecticut, as well as her "adopted" family, Vicki Gruber and Jonathan Thomas of Fernandina Beach.
Tana loved her family dearly and will live forever in our hearts.
Tana's family will receive friends for a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Oxley-Heard Funeral Home.
Please share your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Home