<div itemprop="description">It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs. Alda Filomena Luciani Brant, who passed away peacefully at Rosemont Maisonneuve hospital on July 20, 2025 at the age of 87 surrounded by loved ones. <br> <br>Alda is survived by her daughters Erica Brant-Warner (Michael) and Maria McMahon (Patrick), her beloved grandchildren Coretta and Jacob Brant-Warner, Emma and Abigail McMahon and Mackenzie and Cassandra Clark. She is also survived by her brother Freddy Luciani and her sisters Roseann Luciani and Dianne Rush. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends. <br> <br>Alda was born in 1938 to hard working immigrant parents Angelo and Rosina Luciani in Thorold, Ontario, Canada. She grew up in Thorold with her 10 brothers and sisters. She graduated from Windsor University with a degree in nursing. After graduating Alda traveled the world and settled in Montreal to start her nursing career. <br> <br>She met and married the love of her life Eric Brant in 1969 at a time when interracial marriages were uncommon and controversial. Out of this loving marriage she produced her two daughters of whom she was very proud. Sadly she lost Eric in a tragic accident in 1974 and she never remarried. <br> <br>Alda had a long, successful nursing career and earned many post graduate degrees and diplomas while raising her daughters on her own. She retired as a geriatric day hospital Director, a role she cared deeply about. Most of her nursing career was spent at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe Claire, Quebec. She maintained many strong friendships with the women she worked with long past her retirement, she cherished these relationships. <br> <br>Alda was fiercely independent and lived on her own well into her 80s. She was a devoted mother and a loving Nona; a role she delighted in. She loved her siblings deeply and always reminisced fondly of her childhood with them. <br> <br>Alda was a proud Canadian who took her civic duties seriously. She never missed a chance to participate in the democratic process either through voting, working for Elections Canada or volunteering for her chosen party. She lived a life of charity and compassion. She never hesitated to offer help or comfort to those in need. <br> <br>A gifted artist and needleworker, Alda spent much of her retirement filling her loved ones walls with beautiful paintings and embroidered keepsakes. Those creations will live on and bring her family and friends joy and comfort for years to come. <br> <br>She was stubborn, she was frugal, she was quick to laugh, she was open minded and adventurous, she was kind, she was gentle, she didn't hold a grudge, she was all these things and more. She will be deeply missed by so many. <br> <br>Heavenly Creator, as we say farewell, we pause to give thanks for the life of our beloved Alda: Mother, Nona, Auntie, Sister, Friend. Thank you for the memories, the love shared, and the legacy left behind. In our sadness, we choose gratitude.</div>
