Columbia Guarino, 92 of Vero Beach, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was born May 1, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY to Antoinette and Domenick Perone. In 1948 she married the love of her life, Jerry Guarino and they had 3 children together. Columbia was a homemaker, staying at home to raise her children, she was a great mom.

Preceded in death by her husband of 54 years in 2002, Jerry N. Guarino, she is survived by her children, Margherita Watson of Vero Beach, Joseph Guarino of Vero Beach, FL and Domenick Guarino of Oak Harbor, WA; brother, Ralph Perons of New York; grandchildren, Kenneth (Danette) Watson of Vero Beach, FL, Jessica (Anthony) Miller of St. Cloud, FL, Joseph (Jessica) Guarino of Orlando, FL, and Shaun Horner of Hollywood, CA; great grandchildren, Megan, Justin, Ashley, Joshua, Dominic, Ally, Luciano, Max, Aiden, and Skylar.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM, Monday, November 2, 2015 with a Prayer Service to begin at 2:00 PM at Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home, 1950 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Ft. Pierce.

Online condolences may be shared at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com