Minnie Perri
July 25, 1910 - January 4, 2010
Obituary
‘Minnie’ Minorchio Perri
1910-2010
Born Giacomina Minorchio in Messina, Sicily, Italy circa 1910, the last of 11 children. Minnie immigrated to America with her mother and two sisters in 1912.
Raised in Georgetown, she worked with her father Nunzio in the Pike Place Market selling produce during her teenage years. She married Nicholas Perri in 1934 and raised three children. She lived in West Seattle until 1957, when she moved to the family home on Lake Burien.
Minnie was an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish and St. Rita’s Circle, where she prepared many spaghetti dinners for the community.
Minnie is survived by her children: Sr. Suzanne Perri, O.P., Ronald Betty Perri, and Kathi Jan Skillingstead; her grandchildren, Renee Mark Hall, Rhonda Jeff Scott, and Jana Skillingstead; her great grandchildren, Joeseph Perri, Alicia and Amanda Zillmer, Kelsey and Aaron Hall; and her newly born great great grandchild Joseph Mitchell Perri. She is preceded in death by her husband Nick, her parents Nunzio and Josephine, her sisters Suzie Perri and Josephine LaCamera, and her brothers Carl, Charles, Leo and Armand Minorchio, and four infant siblings deceased and buried in Sicily.
A funeral Mass celebrating Minnie’s life will be held Friday, January 8th, 10:30am, at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 15236 21st Ave SW, in Burien, WA 98166. A reception will follow the service in St. Francis of Assisi Unity Place. Burial at Calvary Cemetery, Seattle, WA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Minnie’s memory to St. Francis of Assisi Outreach, P.O. Box 929, Seahurst, WA 98062.
Please sign the online memorial guestbook at www.bonneywatson.com.
Jan and Kathi, Ron and Betty and Sue
Our deepest sympathy to all of you. She was so much fun and we always enjoyed her hospitality when she’d open her home to us for our family gatherings. I love memories of the times spent out at the lake – Kelly’s baby shower, 4th of July’s with the Skillingstead Family and Sakura Family Reunion and picnics over the years.
My favorite story is from 2004 at a Sakura Family picnic Kelly and Cara were ready to head home in the van, but they had to take Murphy dog who was swimming behind the party boat in the middle of the lake. So with trepidation I handed them the keys to my two week young sports car Kelly had her license two whole days at that point and let them drive from home to Redmond! I got a terrific surprise gift from them for trusting them with my car. It is a very special memory.
I’ll forward some emails that I received from my extended family.
Love you very much. We’ll miss Min.
Love,
Melna
With loving memories of our time at St. Francis of Assissi- building the new school and Church and all the Church functions.
God Bless you all and Peace Be With You.
I always found Minnie to be kind hearted and generous. She was gracious and gentle and always made me feel welcome and cared for.
I’ve spent many a forth of July at Minnie’s enjoying the fireworks and great food.
I have been swimming in lake Burien since I was a child and now my children have followed through Minnie opening up her heart and home to so many.
I will miss her and my heart and condolences go out to her family.
Joel & Melna Skillingstead
Sue, Ron, Kathi and family our prayers are with the Perri Family. May God comfort you in the loss of your amazing Matriarch. We are honored to have met and known Minnie. Truly Minnie was an inspiration to us all. God Bless you all.
Sincerely,
Kathy Brown Recania and family
Auntie Minertz – we will miss you and love you every day. You have always been so special to us – thank you for the lifetime of cherished memories.
My prayers for your family stay present daily. I pray that God surround you with love as you release your mom to our wonderful Creator. May her peace be yours. May her presence feel near.
With love,
Pam Sprute