Martha Giannini

May 28, 1921 - May 1, 2022

Martha Giannini, age 100, of Prospect Heights, IL, passed away on May 01, 2022. Martha was the youngest of 12 children, born and raised on a farm in West Point, Iowa. She came to Chicago in 1939 and graduated as a Registered Nurse from St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Nursing School where she met and married her husband of 56 years the late Michael W. Giannini, M.D. Her family and her faith were the pillars of her life. Proud mother of Linda (Dennis) Wolff, Robert (Noreen) Giannini, Daniel (Mary) Giannini, and Phyllis (Curt Moore) Carpenter. Dear grandmother of Jennifer Kessler, Adam (Elizabeth) Wolff, Timothy (Wendy) Wolff, Michael J. Giannini, Carolyn (Heath) Nall, and Edward (Rhonda Jones) Carpenter. Cherished great-grandmother of Jack, MW, Katie, William, Helen, Hayden, David, Kyle, Leo, and Alex. Visitation will be Monday, May 09, 2022, 9:30 AM at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, 411 N Wheeling Rd, Prospect Heights. Followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM. Meeting at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery for graveside service at 12:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice. For loved ones that cannot be with us in person, please use the link below to live stream the Funeral Mass for Martha Giannini. https://www.facebook.com/saintalphonsusliguori