Vita Ripollino Bovio (Nonna) died May 10 at the age of 90.

Vita was born on April 11, 1934 in Caltanissetta Sicily, Italy. She was a child from the World War II era and had many stories that were engraved in her heart as it was a challenging time to grow up.

When she was a young child her family migrated to northern Italy and she was raised in a beautiful city called Torino. She loved her Torino and talked of it with great pride.

In 1966, Vita married Clement Mario Bovio. Clement was an engineer at Exxon for 40 years. In 1964 he was sent to Torino to work with Fiat, and that is where he met his beautiful bride.

The couple were married in Italy and then came to the United States to live their lives. In September of 1966, the love of Vita’s life arrived with the birth of her only child, Kathy, in Southampton, N.Y.

Vita loved to travel and often traveled between the United States and Italy. After many years in Torino, she moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. to live with her daughter Kathy and her husband, Michael Gibson, and grandchildren, Daniella and Michael, Jr. (The Michaels were known as “Michaelone” and “Michaelino,” respectively).

Vita loved spending time with family and cherished her summers on Martha’s Vineyard where she had many friends and family. She loved club life and was well known by members and staff at the clubs that Kathy and Michael were affiliated with. Everyone loved Vita.

She was predeceased by her mother and father, Catena and Giuseppe Ripollino, husband Clement Bovio, brothers Salvatore Parisi, Giuseppe Ripollino and Tomaso Ripollino.

She leaves behind her brother, Lino Ripollino of Torino, Italy; daughter Kathy Bovio Gibson, son-in-law Michael Gibson, both of Port St Lucie, Fla. and grandchildren Daniella Bovio Gibson of North Palm Beach, Fla. and Michael James Gibson, Jr. of Port St Lucie, Fla. She also leaves her step-son, Vincent Bovio and his wife, Nina, from Brighton, Mich. and Ormond Beach, Fla. and their families.

A celebration of life will be held Sunday, June 2 at the home of Kathy and Michael Gibson in Port St Lucie, Fla. from 4 to 6 p.m.

A memorial graveside service will be held on Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, July 1 at 2 p.m. at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Bluffs. The family extends an invitation to join them following the interment at the Portuguese American Club on Vineyard Avenue in Oak Bluffs.