Rita D. (Geraci) Cecchini, of Medford, died Thursday after a brief illness at Tufts Medical Center. She was 78.
Rita was raised in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville and was a Medford resident for the past 50 years. The daughter of the late Frank and Angelina Geraci, Rita was a devoted wife and mother, who loved the company of her family, especially her grandchildren.
She was the beloved wife of Robert Cecchini, Jr. She was a devoted mother to Robert Cecchini III and his wife DonnaMarie, Nancy Todisco and her husband Dennis all of Medford. She was a loving grandmother to Robert Cecchini IV and his wife Kathleen, James and Michael Cecchini, Dennis, Kimberly, Nicholas and David Todisco and a loving great-grandmother to Kara and Samantha.
Her funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Tuesday at 8 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant Street, Malden, at 9 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Monday 4 - 8.