Elvira (Nigro) Cacciola Holt, of North Port Florida, died on April 17 of a stroke. She was 94 years of age.

Daughter of the late Maria (Tecce) Nigro and the late Eugene Nigro of Castelfranci, Italy and Reading, Vera lived for many years in Reading, caring for her parents and sons, nieces and nephews, running her own business, managing real estate, and working for her father at Eugene's Apparel in Reading square.

After losing her first husband, Charles Cacciola, she married Clifford Holt of Reading and retired to Port Charlotte Florida, spending summers in New Hampshire near her beloved grandchildren.

She was the loving sister of the late Dr. Anthony Nigro of Lynnfield, the late Ernest Nigro, the late Judge Alfred Nigro of San Diego, CA, the late Helen Nigro of Reading, Eleanor Merrill of Reading and the late Edgar Merrill of Augusta, and Eugene Nigro and his wife Miriam of North Reading. Beloved aunt of Frederic Nigro of Agoura Hills CA, Dale Forney of Maple Valley, WA, Jean Maria Nigro of Arlington, Carol Lucyniak of Reading, Atty. Eugene A. Nigro and his wife Lauren of Reading, Atty Janice Nigro and her husband Crandall McLean of Hamilton and their children. Loving stepmother to Richard and Barbara Holt of Manhattan. Loving cousin to Eugenio and Enzi Tecce, Nadia, Tizia, Rafaele and Carlo in Italy. She is now dearly missed by Charles Cacciola of Nashua NH and his wife Marina, and Dr. Eugene Cacciola and his wife Pamela Terreri of Waban, and by her grandchildren Alicia, Charles Anthony, Ellie, Eugene, Alexander, Svetlana, Alexander Holt, Nicholas Holt, and great grandchildren Haley, Ava, Jacob and Alexander.

The funeral will be held from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St, Reading on Tuesday, April 22 at 9:00 am, followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Agnes Church in Reading at 10:00. Visiting hours will be at the funeral home on Monday from 4-8 pm. Burial will be at the Forest Glen Cemetery in Reading. Donations in Elvira's memory may be made to The Italian Home for Children, 1125 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3445.