Teresa Torassa Grossi was born on March 22, 1920 and passed away on December 23, 2016 at the age of 96 in Lake Forest, California. She is survived by her children: Bill Grossi (wife Kyoko) of Oakland, and Virginia Templeton of Laguna Beach; as well as her grandchildren: Elsie Templeton (fiancé Andrew), Lance Templeton (wife Autumn); her great-grandchildren: Sterling, Natalie and Bennet; her sister-in-law Thelma Grossi and her niece and nephew Linda Eggleston (husband Daryl), Gary Grossi (wife Jo-el) and their families.

Teresa was born in San Francisco and moved as a young child to Novato. In 1941 she married her husband, Bruno Grossi and moved to Santa Rosa. Teresa was employed at Rosenberg's Department Store for over 25 years where she made enduring friends. Teresa loved her garden, was a wonderful cook and had artistic talents. She was a devoted wife, caring mother and grandmother and she will be missed.
A service was held at an earlier date.

Share A Memory

Please join us in remembering Teresa. Through this site, we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories with our family.