AUSTIN, Carmella M. “Ella” (Visco), of Winthrop, passed away suddenly, on January 28, 2020. She was 92 years old. She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Austin Jr. Born in Boston, she was the cherished daughter of the late Joseph and Jennie (Pascarella) Visco. Ella was the devoted mother of Mary E. Ham and her husband Jeffrey, William J. Austin III and his wife Allison, Joseph T. Austin and his wife Teresa, and Linda A. Austin. Adored grandmother of Caroline Gander, William IV and Tyler Austin, Eva and Max Austin and Jeremiah and Julia Driscoll. Loving great-grandmother of Evelyn Gander. Dear sister of the late Anthony H., Anna L., and Louis J. Visco.
Ella was an active parishioner and communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Winthrop. Prior to her retirement, Ella was employed as a bookkeeper for the Boston Herald and the Matarazzo Brothers Produce Company in Chelsea.
Funeral from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St. WINTHROP, on Tuesday, February 4, at 9AM, followed by a funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church-Winthrop at 10AM. Relatives and friends are invited. Services will conclude with burial in the Winthrop Cemetery (Belle Isle Section). Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Monday, from 4-8PM.