Esther A. White (Bianco) Larese

Esther A. White (Bianco) Larese

Esther Angela White (Bianco) Larese died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Saint Vincent Health Center surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Erie on April 11, 1925 to Rosario and Maria Guzzi Bianco. Esther married John Larese on April 15, 1950. She worked for the Erie School District. After her retirement she spent many hours a week at her son's floral shop Larese Floral Design helping anyway way she could.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, John Larese; three sisters, Anna Briglia, Rose White and Josephine (Jay) Mowbray and two brothers, Anthony (Tony) Bianco and Frank White.

She is survived by daughters, Rosanne Testi and husband Vern of Erie and Marilynn Brown and husband Don of North East; sons, John Larese of Erie and Carl Larese and partner Jim Cornell of Erie; grandchildren, Kelly King and husband Joe of Westpoint, NY, Nicole Larese of Dunoon, Scotland, Dion Larese of Erie, Amy Testi, Kimberly Messina and husband Frank and Michael Testi all of Las Vegas, NV, Alex Brown of North East, Nicholas Larese and fiancée Missy Presto of Franklin, PA, Tina Muskey and husband Mike of Cranberry Twp., PA and Shelly Rivello and husband Jim of Huntingdon, PA; eleven great-grandchildren; special nieces, Mary Mountain, Darlene, Anthony and Kathleen Buck and special nephew, Richard Briglia. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends who were all very dear to her.

Friends are invited to call at the John R. Orlando Funeral Home Inc., 2122 Raspberry Street, on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and may attend a service there on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart RC Church, 816 West 26th Street, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Emmaus Soup Kitchen, 345 E 9th St., Erie, PA 16503 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.