Benedetta Carnevale, of Medford died peacefully at Bear Hill Nursing Home on Tuesday. She was 99.
Benedetta was born and raised in Isernia, Molise, Italy and came to United States with her husband and children in 1947. The daughter of the late Michelangelo and Anna (Celli) Pietrangelo, Benedetta was a Medford resident for over 55 years. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed the company of her relatives and friends. A devout woman, Benedetta had a devotion to Saint Anthony.
The beloved wife of the late Cosmo, she was a devoted mother to Lucy Schiavoni of Medford, Cosmo Carnevale of Kennebunk, ME, Mario Carnevale of Waltham and the late Joseph Carnevale. She was a loving grandmother of Julie, Noel, Matthew, David, Andrea, Kristen, Lisa, Dina and a loving great-grandmother to Ava, Joshua and Dominic.
Her funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Saturday, July 7th at 9 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 441 Fellsway West, Medford, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Friday 4 - 8. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.