Her greatest blessing in life was her family.
Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, July 30th from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St.,Revere, for Elena (Beatrice) Coccimiglio who died on Monday, July 27th at her home surrounded by the love and care of her family, following a lengthy illness. She was 86 years old.
A funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday, July 31st beginning at 10 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere. Interment will immediately follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
Elena was a native of Bonito, Avellino, in Italy where she was proudly raised and educated by her late parents, Pellegrino Beatrice and Olina (Grieco) Beatrice. She journeyed to the United States in 1959 with her family. She went back to Avellino where she married her husband, Orazio “Nick” Coccimiglio on June 28, 1962, in a double wedding ceremony in which her sister,Assunta, who was married to her husband, Frank, at the same time. Immediately following, they came back to the United States and settled in Revere.
Elena was a devoted wife and mother of her four children. She provided a home with faith, love and food. She was an incredible cook and loved to feed her family and extended family, often using herbs and vegetables from her own garden.
Elena always put her family first. She was very close to her siblings who also lived nearby and cherished having family gatherings. Her greatest blessing in life was her family.
Along with being a happy homemaker and raising her four children, Elena also cared for many friends’ and extended family’s children at her home. These children have become a part of her extended family as well.
Throughout the years, Elena worked several jobs including Strager Counter Shoe & Heel company, the Fernwood restaurant and Louise’s Ravioli, all located in Revere. She also worked at the Sweetheart paper company in Chelsea.
She was the beloved wife of 53 years of the late Orazio “Nick” Coccimiglio.; the loving mother of Trev Coccimiglio and his wife, Grace Galdo of Revere, Olina Roberto and her husband, Anthony of Middleton, Nick Coccimiglio of Revere and the late Dina Coccimiglio- Ferrera; ‘she was the cherished Nana of Paige and her fiancé, Benjamin, Krystalyne, Zachary and his wife, Rachel, Giana, Frenchie, Gabriella and Anthony; the great grandmother of Vivienne Clara; dear sister of Assunta Licciardi and her late husband, Frank of Revere. She was predeceased by her siblings; Nicolena Masiello and her husband, Carmen, Angela Devito and her husband, Frank, Antonietta Colarusso and her husband, Carmen, Michelina DiPlacido and her husband, Pasquale and Fillipo Beatrice and his wife. Cristina. She was also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in her name to the Ellie Fund, 200 Reservoir St.Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494.
To send online condolences, please visit www.vertucciosmithvazza.com. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, Revere.