Serafina R. Tomasini, 98
ADAMS, Mass. — Serafina Rose Tomasini, 98, of 17 Pleasant St., Barrett House, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, at Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield.
Born in the Farnams section of Cheshire on Sept. 15, 1916, daughter of Paolo and Olimpia Andreatta Vicari, she attended schools in North Adams, including Drury High School.
Mrs. Tomasini was last employed by the former General Cable Co. until her retirement. Before that, she worked at AladCo and the former Sprague Electric and JJ Newberry's in North Adams.
She was a communicant of the former St. Thomas Aquinas Church and enjoyed making crafts for its annual bazaar. She also enjoyed spending time with her many friends at the Barrett House. She was a member of the Adams Senior Citizens and a former member of the Italian Catholic Girls Club.
Her husband, John O. Tomasini, whom she married on June 27, 1938, died on Aug. 14, 1956.
She leaves her son, James P. Tomasini and his wife, Julie, of Brewster; four grandchildren, Dawn McAllister and her fiance, Joe DaSilva, and Alex, all of Adams, Jennifer Boucher and her husband, Jason, of Cheshire, Scott Tomasini and his wife, Patricia, of Land O' Lakes, Fla., and Eric Tomasini and his wife, Paula, of Melrose; six great-grandchildren, Lorenzo, Carlo, Nina, Morgan, Noah and Alexus; two great-great-grandchildren, Camdyn and Carolyne; a daughter-in-law, Alice Tomasini of North Adams; and nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
Her son John O. Tomasini died Dec. 21, 2010. Her two sisters and brother, Dalia Zappula, Lena Codogni and Alfred Vicari, also predeceased her.
FUNERAL NOTICE — Services for Mrs. Tomasini will be Saturday, Dec. 13, at 9:30 a.m. from Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapels, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
Calling hours will be Friday, Dec. 12, from 4 to 6 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.