Maria Giovanna Chiarizia
December 27, 1947 ~ April 5, 2019
Maria Giovanna Chiarizia, a resident of New Braunfels, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Friday morning, April 5, 2019 at the age of 71. Maria was born on December 27, 1947 in Sepino, Campobasso, Italy to the late Raffaele Maglieri and Maria Cristina Rucci Maglieri. Maria Giovanna was a generous person; she was always offering a helping hand, a friendly shoulder and happy to feed as many people as she could with her authentic Italian cooking. She took great pride in her family and enjoyed spending time in her flower garden. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her loving husband of 46-years, Mario Chiarizia; children, Lillian Nabours and husband, Terry and Lara Chiarizia and husband, Bobby Grisham; granddaughter, Rebecca Nabours and brothers, Pietro Maglieri and Mariangelo Maglieri. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Lux Funeral Home Chapel. Interment of Maria’s cremains will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park.
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This is how we will always remember her! What a wonderful woman and a beautiful family legacy she leaves! God bless you all! 🙏
Dear Mrs. Chiarizia: I always looked forward to seeing you and Mr. Chiarizia when we had to meet on Ball St. to meet a potential Tenant……I will miss you !!!!! It was all my pleasure to have met you many years ago…….I will never forget you…. My Friend, May your soul rest in peace. Joe Giroso
Such a lovely person. We will always remember her wit and humor and her love for her family. She was family to all of us and we treasured her friendship..
Maria has always been one of my favorite customers. If Maria didn’t trust you, she would wait until someone she did trust was available to help. No one took it personally because it a big accomplishment when she finally did trust you to help. Whenever I asked how she was doing that day she never failed to say “like a old lady.” She was far from an old lady–ever!! She might give you a hard time if you didn’t do something correctly (or the way SHE wanted it), but she gave her love and friendship just as hard and that was a treasure to be cherished! What a wonderful woman whom I will miss dearly!
love and prayers to you all,
Tracy White