LINDA TIEZZI WALDERA on AUNT ELLA

Aunt Ella was such a special sweet person. She was the glue that kept the family in close contact with each other after Grandma and Grandpa Tiezzi passed away. Many Sundays, we would gather at the New Bridge Villa when the restaurant was closed and we had the whole place to ourselves. It was a great gathering place and we little cousins could run around the restaurant, the tavern (just a bit) and the apartment upstairs. Often we had a piano and accordian player and we got to dance as well as eat wonderful meals together. Aunt Ella continued to host many family dinners after she left the Villa. She usually cooked enough food for an Army even if only 1/2 of an Tiezzi Army showed up. One time, on Hanssler Pl., she cooked but then forgot about a roaster full of meatballs for one of our get togethers. She kept them down in the extra oven in her basement. And when all was said and done, and when a few days later her basement filled up with flies, she finally remembered they were there. Too bad, cuz we always went home with leftovers and her meatballs were always a welcome treat.