Clara Cecala Contratto Obituary (1917 - 2011)

"Beloved Aunt"Our beloved Aunt passed away on June 6, 2011.Clara was born March 29, 1917 in Bingham, Utah to Enrico and Antoinette Ferrari Cecala. She graduated from Granite High School and the Palmer Method of Business Writing in 1932. She was employed at Bennett's Glass and Paint and The Westinghouse Corporation until her retirement.She married Rennold "Bunny" Contratto May 10, 1954 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was an excellent cook and loved her ancestral Italian cuisine. She was a precise gardener, every spring she planted a flower and vegetable garden on the land she lived on for most of her 94 years.Clara was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bunny, brothers Dan and Joe Cecala, sisters, Helen Delliskave, Lena Chapman and Virginia Cecala. She is survived by stepdaughters, Betty Ann Herricks (Norman) N. Platt, NE; and Dorothy Warner (Mike) Anchorage, AK; she also leaves behind many nieces and nephews.Clara was a lifetime parishioner of St. Vincent's Church.Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 8 at 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. with Rosary to follow at 7:30 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. Street, Murray, Utah. A celebration Mass will be held on Thursday, June 9 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Vincent's DePaul Catholic Church, 1385 East Spring Lane, with a viewing at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at Murray City Cemetery, 5600 S. Vine Street.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzeimer's Center or charity of your choice.