{"id":84332,"date":"2024-03-08T18:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=84332"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:19:16","slug":"loyal-customers-devastated-after-beloved-italian-restaurant-owners-sudden-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/08\/loyal-customers-devastated-after-beloved-italian-restaurant-owners-sudden-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Loyal customers ‘devastated’ after beloved Italian restaurant owner’s sudden passing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pepe Ranalli, owner of long-standing Cardiff restaurant The Italian Way, has died at the age of 74<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

THE sudden death of Pepe Ranalli, much-loved owner of The Italian Way<\/a>, has left his family and their loyal customers “heartbroken”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was a man of few words, but he was kind and generous and well respected and he will be greatly missed,\u201d said his daughter Lena Ranalli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giuseppe Ranalli, known to everyone as Pepe, suddenly passed away at the age of 74 on February 20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funeral will take place on March 18 and a wake will be held at The Italian Way where an accordionist will perform classic Italian songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family restaurant has remained open and is being run by his son Alfonso, 52, and daughter Lena, 48. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our work family and customers have kept us going through this – it has helped being with people who loved him as much as us,” said Lena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tributes from the customers and the community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family have received 180 messages of condolence on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve read every single message of condolence. I was bawling my eyes out. It was lovely to read them,\u201d said Lena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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