Sylvia DeFrenza Salvati passed away on August 14, 2023 at the age of 89.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 9, 2023, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm.

Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church prior to the Mass.

The Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm are handling the arrangements at this time.

To leave an online condolence for her family or to sign the guest book go to: mvfh.org

In lieu of flowers the family asks donations be made to the New Ulm Foundation, New Ulm Public
Library, or New Ulm Area Catholic Schools.

Sylvia is survived by daughter, Onda (Ted) Knutson of St. Paul; sons, Christopher Salvati of Redwood Falls,
Michael (Jennifer) of Minnetrista; grandchildren, Jillien (Scott) Cornell, Joseph Salvati, Leo Knutson, Alex
Knutson, William Salvati, and Ella Salvati; great-grandchildren, Harrison and Hudson Cornell; and sister,
Rina Horejs.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Anita Mariano.

Sylvia was born in Triggiano, Italy in 1934, then immigrated to the United States in 1947. Her family settled in Dearborn, Michigan where she met her future husband, Richard Salvati. Sylvia and Richard married in 1962, then moved to New Ulm in 1968 where they both happily lived the rest of their lives. Sylvia was a loving mother who will be missed. Family was her greatest joy, but she also loved gardening, fishing, travel, opera, reading, and just being outside on a sunny day. Sylvia was a parishioner at St. Mary's Catholic Church since moving to New Ulm and it was a place where she found many hours of peace, prayer and respite.