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Ilia Cenerizio
September 20, 2017

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Ilia DeIntinis Cenerizio, 94, of Trumbull, CT and Acushnet, MA, formerly of Lexington, MA, passed away on September 20, 2017 with her loving family by her side.

Born in Bronx, New York on August 30, 1923 to Gigetta and Marco DeIntinis, she lived in Bronx and Steubenville, Ohio before moving to Brookline, Massachusetts when she married Frederick A. Cenerizio on August 16, 1946. They had been married for 64 years when Fred passed away in March 2010.

She was employed at Theatre Pharmacy in Lexington for many years.

Ilia was a woman filled with love, grace, dignity and a wicked sense of humor. She and Fred loved to dance and travel and spent their retirement years traveling worldwide. She loved the ocean and spent most summer vacations on Martha's Vineyard or Cape Cod. She adored opera , literature, film and art. However, her loving care for her family is what seemed to give her the most joy in life. Many Sundays were filled with making her much loved spaghetti sauce, while she sang along with opera in the background. She volunteered as a scouting den mother, as a PTA member at her children's schools, and at the Fernald School in Waltham. She was kind and loving to every person she met and treated everyone equally.

She will be missed dearly by her loving children, Marc Cenerizio and Mary Emsley of Acushnet, Edward Cenerizio and Deb Corey of Sugar Hill, NH, Donna Cenerizio and Buck Johnson of Trumbull, CT, and David and Carmen Cenerizio of NH. She is also survived by many grandchildren, great and great-great-grandchildren who will miss their Grammy Ilia very much.

Her Funeral Service will be held on Sunday October 1, 2017 at 12 Noon at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, with visitation prior from 10:30 AM-12 Noon. Her burial service will take place on Monday October 2, 2017 at 11 AM at Westview Cemetery in Lexington. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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