Josephine M. (Caliri) Cervone, of Medford died Friday at the Glen Ridge Nursing Home. She was 85.
The daughter of the late Frank and the late Leah (Santangelo) Caliri, Josephine was a long-time Medford resident. A dedicated wife and mother, She enjoyed a beautiful relationship with her grandchildren.
She was the beloved wife of the late Isadore “Ted” Cervone. She was a devoted mother to Lorraine DeSimone and her husband Richard of Medford and Linda Randazzo and her husband Vincent of Maine. She was a loving grandmother to 5 grandsons and the late Vincent Randazzo, Jr. and also leaves 2 great-grandsons. She was a dear sister to Mary Buote of Medford, Mildred Crisafulli of Beverly, the late Sarah Ruocco, Michael, John and Peter Caliri.
Her funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Monday
at 10 :30 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Francis Of Assisi Church, Fellsway West, Medford, at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with the family Sunday, 4 - 8. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Friends Of Francis at St. Francis Of Assisi Church, 441 Fellsway West, Medford, MA 02155.