Memorable Manitobans: Gino Nucci (1938-2011)

Businessman.

Born at Grimaldi, Italy in 1938, he came to Canada with his family in 1961. He worked at Old Dutch and Federal Pioneer until 1964 when he and his wife decided to go into business for themselves. They opened Nucci's Variety Shop and, in 1971, Calabria Club. He purchased a gelato-making machine from Rome and introduced the frozen treat to Winnipeggers. In time, Nucci's offered over 70 flavours of gelati. He died at Winnipeg in March 2011 and was entombed in the Queen of Heaven Mausoleum.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 5 April 2011.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 December 2024

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