Mrs. Eve (Dell’Elce) Solferino, a longtime resident of Medford and beloved wife of the late John S. Solferino, passed away at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose on Sunday evening, May 15, 2022. She was 96 years old.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 7, 1926, she was the treasured daughter of the late Donato and Lorenza (Testa) Dell’Elce. Eve was an accomplished seamstress and loved to create beautiful ceramic pieces for which she won awards. She also loved watching soap operas and sporting events and enjoyed eating Salt Water Taffy, Apple Turnovers and Pop Tarts. She will be dearly missed.
Eve is survived by her loving children; Donna Edmonds, Lisa and her husband Walter Oldham, Lori A. and her husband Robert Antonucci and John A. Solferino, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was also the dear friend of Betty Ranieri, with whom she shared a birthday and Jeanne O’Donnell, to whom she was like a second mother. Eve was the sister of the late Inez Mantini, Flora, Rose and A. Daniel Dell’Elce and Virginia Murray.
Visiting hours will be held in the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Avenue, Medford on Friday, May 20, 2022, from 10 AM to Noon. A graveside service will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford. In lieu of flowers, donations in Eve’s memory may be made to Mystic Valley Elder Services, 300 Commercial Street, Suite # 19, Malden, MA 02148. Due to the current increase in Covid cases, there will not be a luncheon following the burial. There will, however, be a celebration of Eve's life at a later date, when it’s safer to be in close contact. Her family will be in touch with the details and hope you will all be able to attend. For additional information, please visit, www.magliozzifuneralhome.com.