Vilma Durentini

Durentini, Vilma, July 13, 2023 age 104 of Plymouth. Beloved wife of the late Antonio. Loving mother of Carol Durentini, Mary (Howard) Kirchick, and Joan (Raymond) Ciccone. Proud grandmother of Nicolas Ciccone. Vilma Anna Varga was born on November 7th, 1918, in Buffalo, New York to Alexander Varga and Vilma Fodor Varga, who were part of a wave of Hungarians who immigrated to the United States between 1870 and 1920. She met Antonio (Tony) Francis Durentini, a handsome Italian man three years her senior in the Spring of 1939. They were married at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Port Huron, Michigan. After a honeymoon in Niagara Falls, they began their married life in Marysville, Michigan where their children were born. While married, she would golf, play cards, and garden. In the 80’s she and Tony joined Senior Citizen Follies in Port Huron, Michigan. Each year in the Fall, the Follies put on a performance at the McMorran Auditorium where Vilma would kick up her heels doing the Cancan as a member of the Over 50’s Rockettes. After her husband died, she became active as a Volunteer at Port Huron Hospital where she was recognized for her achievement by the Hospital Auxiliary Committee in the early 1990’s for her exemplary service. Years later, Vilma moved to Plymouth, Michigan to be near her daughter Joan and Joan’s husband Ray and son Nico. As age took its toll, Vilma moved into Sunrise of Northville, which is where she passed away this past week. At 104 years of age, she had lived through two pandemics, two world wars, 19 US Presidents, and incredible cultural changes. She saw a lot, visited many places, and lived a full life. Although she is now gone from us physically, her spirit still lives on with us. Funeral Service Monday, July 17th 10:30 AM at Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home, 46401 Ann Arbor Road West (between Sheldon and Beck) Plymouth. Visitation Sunday, July 16th 3 – 5 PM, also at the Funeral Home. Interment and Committal Prayers Monday, July 17th 1 PM at Riverlawn Cemetery in Marysville, MI. To share a memory, please use the share a memory tab on this webpage.

Vilma Durentini

November 7, 1918 - July 13, 2023