Florence T. Ristaino, 100 of Franklin died June 8 at Milford Regional Medical Center.
Born in Franklin , the daughter of the late Carlo and Caroline (Reppucci) Ristaino, Florence would have been 101 on June 27.
Florence was a lifelong Franklin resident and a graduate of Franklin High School.
Florence had been a jewelry maker at the Whiting and Davis Company for over 40 years before retiring.
She loved to garden, grow flowers and to do her own canning.
Florence is survived by her sister Marie Massaro of Springfield, Virginia and was the sister of the late, Margaret Ristaino, Emma Chupka, Celia Ristaino, Amelia Cataldo, Lillian Bubnowicz, Josephine Quinn , Henry, Richard, George, Charles, Patrick and Louis Ristaino.
Her funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, June 14 in St. Mary’s Church at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be on Saturday from 10:00-10:45 in the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin (ginleyfuneralhomes.com) 131 Main Street, Franklin.