Mary L. Celozzi

MILFORD Mary Louise (Flannagan) Celozzi, 88, of Milford died early Tuesday morning, Nov. 18, 2008, at the Geriatric Authority of Milford, after a period of declining health. She was the widow of the late Nicholas J. "Jasper" Celozzi Jr., who died in 2007. She was born in Bellingham, the daughter of the late Edward and the late Lucy (Dailey) Flanagan, and was a lifelong Milford resident. Mrs. Celozzi graduated from the former St. Mary's High School in Milford and attended Worcester College for a year, before going to work for New England Telephone Co., where she was a supervisor and an instructor in the Milford office for more than 40 years. She was a member of the New England Telephone Co. Pioneer Club for many years. She leaves one sister, Rita Jones of Shrewsbury; several nieces and nephews, including Sheila Tambolleo, Mary Edwards, Robert Jones, Louis J. Celozzi and his wife, Elaine, Peter J. and Anthony M. Celozzi Jr., Julianne Manzella and Lori Lou Baldwin; several grandnieces and grandnephews, and cousins. She was the sister of the late Catherine Kowalczyk. Her funeral will be held Thursday morning, Nov. 20, from Edwards Memorial Funeral Home, 44 Congress St. (www.edwardsmemorialfuneralhome.com), followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m., in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 19 Winter St. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Medway Road (Rte. 109). A visiting hour will be held Thursday, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., just prior to her funeral Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Friends of the Geriatric Authority of Milford, 1 Countryside Drive, Milford, MA 01757.