Joanne M. Italiano, nee Nicola, 82, of Collinsville, Ill., died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013.

Joanne spent the last several years in the loving care of Liberty Village in Maryville, Ill.

Beloved wife of the late Joseph Italiano, dear mother of three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, purchase something for yourself that will remind you of her. If you feel it necessary to do a memorial, they may be made to Alzheimer's Association or Mother of Perpetual Help Church in Maryville, Ill.

Visitation: Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at Mother of Perpetual Help Church, 200 North Lange Ave., Maryville, Ill. 62062.

Funeral: Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at the church. Burial will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Collinsville, Ill.