Mrs. Velia A. "Val" Viano
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Mrs. Velia A. "Val" Viano

  • June 13, 1918 - August 5, 2009
  • Middleton, Massachusetts
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“Dear MaryJean and Bette, I never met your mom but I had one of the nicest phone conversations I've ever had with her. A few years ago I saw a picture...Read More » ”
1 of 11 | Posted by: Karen Lord - Lexington, MA

“Maryjean and Family, "Any [wo]man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in [hu]mankind." How much more care we share of your loss for we are...Read More » ”
2 of 11 | Posted by: Paul Briggs - Katonah, NY

“It's amazing to have known such a charming woman as Val. ”
3 of 11 | Posted by: Jimmy Dambrosio

“Everytime I walked by Val, no matter what mood I was in, I would just smile and all my emotions would go South. ”
4 of 11 | Posted by: Jimmy Dambrosio - Middleton, MA

“Bette and Maryjean, WE are heartbroken and deeply saddened. Val was bigger than life and always made everyone feel that they were the light in the...Read More » ”
5 of 11 | Posted by: Karen and George Snyder - MD

“We are all the richer for having known Val. We will miss her greatly and will never forget her. We are deeply sorry for your loss. Sincerely,...Read More » ”
6 of 11 | Posted by: Elaine Rappoli - Wilmington, MA

“To the beloved family of Val Viano, my prayerful sympathy. All of us who knew and loved Val are sad with you. Our world is diminished by her loss....Read More » ”
7 of 11 | Posted by: Sister Zita Fleming (Sisters of St Joseph) - MA

“To the Viano Family, Because I am almost 100 years old, I cannot attend the services for Val. I want to express my deepest sympathies and...Read More » ”
8 of 11 | Posted by: Josephine M. Failla - Waltham, MA

“I am so sorry to hear of your loss...Val was lke family to me, my son Zack, our whole family...she will be missed. ”
9 of 11 | Posted by: Beth Robinson

“I'm so sorry to hear about the death of Velia. She was a wonderful woman! After she wrote her book some years back, we corresponded and kept in touch...Read More » ”
10 of 11 | Posted by: Toni DiNorscia Mount - Landenberg, PA

“To Maryjean and Bette - Your mother was a force of life. This poem by Charles Hanson Towne reminds me of her - because love never dies. We are so sad...Read More » ”
11 of 11 | Posted by: Janet Helgeson - Bexley, OH


VIANO, Velia A. (DiNorscia) Of Middleton formerly of Belmont August 5, Beloved wife of the late Arthur A. Viano. Val was born in 1918 in Madison, Maine, the third of four children. She graduated from Madison High School and then moved to Boston, where she worked while completing her studies at the Bryant and Stratton Business School. In 1946, she married Arthur A. Viano of Viano Theatres and Real Estate, Inc. She lived with her husband and family for 40 years in Belmont, Massachusetts

Val was the mother of Maryjean Viano Crowe, and Bette Viano Porter; and the late Joyce Viano Ruberti :mother-in-law to William Porter and grandmother to Gabriel Porter. She was sister to Janet Kuykendall of Indianapolis, Indiana, and aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Val was very active in the Belmont Women’s Club for many years. She received the President’s Award in 1973 from a national federation of women’s clubs for recruiting the most new members to any women’s club in Massachusetts. Val also taught classes in hors d’oeuvres making (called “Canapé Capers") and holiday wreath making, with all proceeds going to charity and to beautify the clubhouse.

In 2003, Val published a memoir of her life, I laughed and I Cried. The book chronicles a life filled with great joy, and some heartache, and shows the many ways that Val touched all those she knew with her love and special kindness. All proceeds from the sale of the book have helped fund a scholarship at Stonehill College.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Agnes Church, 22 Boston St. (Rt. 62) Middleton on Tuesday Aug. 11,2009 at 10 A.M. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours in the Stanton Funeral Home, 786 Mt. Auburn St. (Rt16) Watertown on Sunday 5-7 P.M. and Monday 4-8 P.M.
Interment Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Val and Arthur Viano Fine Arts Fund, Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357, or the Joyce Viano Ruberti Scholarship Fund, Regis College, Weston, MA 02173.