Agata (Deuterio) Faggiano, age 88, of Medford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 with her loving children by her side. She was the daughter of the late Umberto and Anna (Ricciardi) Deuterio. Born in Italy, Agata made the journey across the world to America with 5 children and another on the way. It was in March 1966 that she joined her father and siblings to give her family a better life. Soon later they purchased a home in Medford where she raised all of her 6 children.
Agata was a gracious, loving person with a heart of gold. The love she carried for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren was unconditional. Agata welcomed all into her home. When she was not tending to her family she was delivering food, cookies or home grown vegetables to everyone she came in contact with. You could never escape her house without a home cooked meal. Agata was very spiritual and always believed in helping others. Agata had many close friends. She enjoyed socializing, laughing and having fun at family events along with her new daily FaceTime conversations. Her most precious gift was her family, being with them was her whole life. She will be forever missed and always in our hearts.
Agata was the beloved wife of the late Pasquale Faggiano, and the devoted mother of Gianna Faggiano and her husband Vincenzo Marenghi, Antonietta Burke and her husband Joseph, Umberto Faggiano, Paul Pantaleone Faggiano and his wife Rosemarie, Anna Maria Lambros and her husband Lance, Maria Rosaria Sullivan and her husband Gene, and Pompeo Simeone. She was the loving grandmother of Elisa Simeone Shanahan and her husband Timothy, Silvia Simeone and her husband Steve Gendron, Joseph and Steven Burke, Jessica, Nichole, Robert, Paul Jr. and Rachel Faggiano, Anthony and Dante Lambros, and Emma Sky, Luke and Savannah Sullivan. Agata was the great grandmother of Anthony, Joseph and Ava Hubbard, Mariella and Tyler Simeone Gendon and Cate Shanahan. She was the cherished step-daughter of the late Antonietta Deuterio, and the dear sister of Anna Sellito and her husband Felise, Biagaina Rega and her husband Antonio, Paul Deuterio and his wife Gail, Anthony Deuterio, Ralph Deuterio and his wife Joanne, and Gaetano and Enzo Ricciardi. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins in the U.S. and Italy.
A funeral mass will be celebrated in St. Raphael Church, 512 High St., Medford, on Friday, August 7 at 11:30 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with family on Thursday, August 6 from 4 through 6 PM in the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford.