Julia S. Christiano, 86, a lifelong New Canaan resident, passed away on September 4, 2008 at Norwalk Hospital. She was the wife of the late Michael V. Christiano. Born in New Canaan on March 21, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Angelina Spinosa. She once worked as a legal secretary for several law firms in the Norwalk area. Mrs. Christiano was an active member and former officer of the Sons of Italy. Survivors include; her son, Michael Christiano, and his daughter, Collette, of New Canaan; her daughter, Pat Wood and her husband, Stephen of South Salem, NY, and their two daughters, Kim Latourette and her husband Aaron of New Fairfield, and Kelly Svendsen and her husband Paul of Danbury; also a great-grandchild, Lane Latourette. Mrs. Christiano is predeceased by her five sisters, Stella Tuozzolo, Catherine Labozzo, Carol Ruta, Rose Decale, Carmella Zullo, and her two brothers, Nicholas and Anthony Spinosa. A mass of Christian burial will take place on Monday, September 8, at 10:00 Am in St. Aloysius Church in New Canaan. Interment will follow at St. John’s Cemetery in Norwalk, CT. Friends can visit on Sunday, September 3, 2008, from 2-5pm at the Hoyt Funeral Home, 199 Main St., New Canaan, CT 06840.