Agnese (Tierno) Menichelli of Somerville died on Monday, January 2, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston. Born and raised in Sant'Arsenio, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppi and Filomena (Abruzzio) Tierno. Agnese came to the U.S. in 1956 and settled in Somerville.
Agnese was the beloved wife of the late Fausto Menichelli, and the devoted mother of Ugo Menichelli and his wife Linda of Reading, and Foster Menichelli of Somerville. She was the loving grandmother of Teresa, Fausto and Anthony Menichelli, and the sister of Francesca Coiro, Maria Woodworth, Mario Tierno, Joseph Tierno, and the late Arsenio, Peter and Ottavio Tierno. Agnese is survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Thursday, January 5 at 10:30 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Ann Church, 399 Medford St., Somerville, at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Services will conclude with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Visiting hours Wednesday, January 4, from 4 through 8 PM.