Sandra E. Dellafiora, 75, of Indiana, formerly a resident of El Cerrito, CA, passed away at St. Andrews Village on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
A daughter of the late Alpino and Elenora (Miconi) Dellafiora, she was born in Indiana on June 7, 1947.
Sandra was a 1965 graduate of Laura Lamar High School (currently Homer-Center High School). She went on to receive her Bachelors degree in Music Education from IUP and a Masters degree from Penn State. She continued her education with Bilingual Spanish and Computer Technology. She eventually settled in California living in the East Bay area for nearly 50 years. She always said that “her heart was in San Francisco.”
After serving in AmeriCorps Vista in Arkansas and Texas, she was employed as a Technology Support Specialist for the Cisco Corporation in the Silicon Valley.
A lover of cats, she worked tirelessly in the East Bay area with a feral cat catch and release program. Sandra was also a member of the East Bay Indivisible Group supporting Progressive ideals and causes.
Sandra is survived by her sister Donna (Vito) DonGiovanni, Indiana, and her nieces Angela Maria (Alec Devlin) DonGiovanni, Indiana, and Mary (Jeff) Hall, San Jose CA, an aunt Rita Kowchuck, Ernest, as well as numerous cousins.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Thomas Dellafiora as well as paternal grandparents, Jack and Angela Dellafiora and maternal grandparents Samuel and Maria Miconi.
A blessing service will be held at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, PA, on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM with the Rev. Fr. Richard Owens, O.F.M., Cap. officiating. Family and friends will continue to be received at the funeral home until 1:00 PM.
Donations in Sandra’s name can be made to the East Bay SPCA, 8323 Baldwin Street, Oakland, CA 94621 or the Healthwell Foundation at www.healthwellfoundation.org.
The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff and her friends at St. Andrews Village as well as to the Parkinson’s Support Group of Indiana County.
Messages of condolence can be left at www.bowserminichfuneralhome.com.
