Annette D’Anna, 94 years young, of Fort Myers, went home to her Lord on September 19, 2017.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph A. D’Anna. Born on April 16, 1923 in Bronx, NY to the late John M. and Mary Petrone, she relocated to Florida in 1971 and lived in Hollywood until her move to Fort Myers in late 2013.  Annette was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and dear friend of many. She raised five daughters, preceded in death by one daughter, Susan McGee, 45. She will be dearly missed by her four surviving daughters, Catherine Cody, Maryann Connors, Carol Mirando and Margie Birch. She also is survived by four grandsons, Christopher and Stephen Cody, Michael Reff and Robert McGee, Jr., and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial mass will be held on October 23, 2017 at 11am at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 2000 S.E. 25th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, followed by a reception at the church and an inurnment at 2:30pm at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, 1500 S. State Road 7, North Lauderdale, FL.  There will be a celebration of life for family and friends on October 21, 2017, at 2pm at Brookdale Fort Myers Cypress Lake, 7460 Lake Breeze Dr., Ft. Myers, FL.  

In lieu of flowers and to honor Annette’s love of animals, especially her “grand dogs,” donations in Annette’s name may be made to the Gulf Coast Humane Society, www.gulfcoasthumanesociety.org.  Arrangements entrusted to Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care, 6400 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Florida, (954) 989-9900, www.bpfamilycare.com.