Gerarda Visco Acchione

Gerarda Visco Acchione, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr. Gerarda was a resident of Gulph Mills, PA, formerly of Philadelphia. Along with her husband, she founded Joseph Acchione Construction Company. She was a member of St. Thomas of Villanova Church and a former member of Mother of Divine Providence Church. She was also a member of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, and officer of the John B. Acchione Lodge 311. Additionally, she was a member of the Upper Merion Newcomers Club and a Clerk of Election of Gulph 2 Ward. Gerarda enjoyed opera, particularly Andrea Bocelli who she had the pleasure of seeing perform. She loved to watch soccer, especially when her grandchildren were playing. Gerarda was a cooking aficionado who delighted in preparing Christmas Eve Dinner for her family, as well as introducing her Italian family to our tradition of Thanksgiving. Gerarda was born in San Donato Val di Comino, Lazio, Italy on April 18, 1938. Her earliest memories were of the Nazi occupation of her town. She frequently shared her experience of aiding her brother and all of the male children to ensure their survival throughout the occupation. After the war, as a young woman, Gerarda often accompanied her mother to the fountain to collect water for her family. It was on one of these occasions when she noticed a handsome young man on his way to the quarry. As she recounted numerous times to family and friends, she realized that he was the man she would marry. Her future husband, Joseph, arrived in America with his brother Cesidio to forge his future. Gerarda and Joseph’s courtship was built upon love letters. In fact, Joseph asked Gerarda to marry him in one of these letters. He then returned to San Donato where they married. Joseph returned to America alone to prepare a home for them. Daughter of the late Luigi Visco and Donata Antonellis; and wife of the late Joseph Acchione. She is survived by her loving family including two daughters and one son, Donna Acchione Page and husband James E. Page; Jovanna Acchione Bevilacqua and husband Joseph G. Bevilacqua; Rossano Acchione and wife Laurie Lee Sbrolla. Her six grandchildren: Fabio Argentino Bevilacqua and fiancé Marissa Totokotsopoulos, Giulia Maria Acchione, Wyatt Joseph Thomas Page, Sofia Lee Acchione, and Joseph Lucio Acchione. She was preceded in death by her grandson Donato Joseph Bevilacqua. The family will receive relatives and friends at St. Thomas of Villanova Church, 800 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19010 on February 8th, 2022 at 9:00 am. The Funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 am. MASKS are required. Entrance to get into the church is on Spring Mill Rd./ RT 320 in between the Stop and shop and the train station. It will be the second driveway to the right,(gate 2) you will see the security guard gate. Security will advise you to follow the driveway to the church. Entombment will follow at Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, 352 S. Gulph Rd, King of Prussia. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests a donation to a charity of your choosing in memory of Gerarda Visco Acchione. Arrangements are by the Bacchi Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA. Condolences to the family at www.bacchifh.com