Arianella (Volpe) Stenta

Arianella Stenta, 99, entered into her eternal garden on Thursday, June 4, 2015. She was predeceased by her parents Antonino and Angelina Volpe, her infant daughter, Lucia Stenta (Ari, Italy) and by her loving husband of 67 years, Corradino Stenta. Also gone before her were her brothers, Dominic, Carmino and Orlando Volpe, her sons-in laws, Elvio Capozzi and Antonio Cipolla and numerous brothers and sisters-in law. She is survived by her children, Joseph and Mary Ann Stenta, Filomena Capozzi, Maria Lucia Cipolla and Tony and Clare Anne Stenta, her grand children Teresa and Dana Stockton, Alicia and Tony Mastonardi Anthony and Cory Capozzi, Umberto and Anita Cipolla, Anthony Cipolla and fiancée, Stacey Hunt, and Joseph Cipolla, Santino and Meghan Stenta and Arianna Stenta, her great-granchildren, Tashianna, Alexandra and Katarina Stockton, Dante and Anthony Mastronardi, Roberto and Antonio Cipolla and great grand- daughter to-be in a few days, Baby Girl Stenta, her sister, Felicetta (Ari, Italy) her sister- in-law, Emilia Stenta and two very special people she thought of as her own, Gina and Ernie Mauro as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was a member of St. Mary of Assumption Church and the Women’s Abruzzee Club for over 50 years.

Born in Ari, Italy in 1916, Arianella was a woman of great strength, wisdom, courage and faith. Her love of family surmounted all else and her ability to garden and cook was beyond measure. Along with Corradino, the family persevered in Italy through World War II, where she literally saved the lives of her family by providing the enemy forces with meals. Arianella took care of the family farm and their children while Corradino went off to work in Venezuela for seven long years. In 1960, they emmigrated to America to build a better life. She worked numerous jobs, but her greatest joy was spending countless hours with her beloved Corradino, in their vegetable and flower gardens and in the cantina/kitchen. Arianella had an amazing botanical talent and her flower gardens were works of art. She could grow flourishing rose bushes from individual, cut, long-stem roses. Her culinary talents included making homemade cheese, prosciutto, canning tomatoes and creating magic in her kitchen baking bread, making pasta, sauce and meatballs and incredible Italian pastries/cookies. Her greatest joy was witnessing the awe on the faces of family and friends as they delighted in her delicacies. Those creations were sometimes medicinal and getting sick was always made better because you were guaranteed a pot of amazing chicken soup. She could also carry a wonderful tune, especially on Christmas night while singing carols. She never let her inability to speak fluent English keep her from engaging in any conversation. She truly cared to learn about the lives of others and in turn, everyone that met her loved her and her beautiful smile. Funeral arrangements… In lieu of flowers please donate to the Institute for Child Development, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY, 13902 indicating on memo line, in honor of Dante Mastronardi, to educate and better the lives of Autistic children or the Scleroderma Foundation, 59 Front Street, Binghamton, New York 13905. In memory of Arianella, please plant a flower and share the blooms.

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