Cecilia H. Battista

Cecilia H. (Pimentel) Battista, 95, of Northborough, formerly of Waltham, Belmont, Arlington and Cambridge, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the Coleman House in Northborough. She was the wife of the late Joseph "George" Battista; mother of the late Joseph J. Battista of Westborough who died in 2010 and mother in-law of the late Carol Battista. Cecilia was born and raised in Cambridge, daughter of the late Manuel A. and Cecilia (Dias) Pimentel. She was employed as a clerk for Pine Industries in Southborough for many years until her retirement. Shortly after their marriage in 1934, Cecilia and her husband Joseph resided in Belmont and Arlington for a short time before settling in Waltham where she spent the most part of her life. She has been a resident at the Coleman House in Northborough the past several years. She is survived by her two grandchildren, Joseph J. Battista of Lowell, Carol Larkin and her husband Patrick of Chelmsford and her five great grandchildren, Cassandra, Marcus, Darren and Maximus Larkin and Sabrina Ann Battista. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, July 1, at 11 a.m. in Saint Joseph's the Good Provider Church, 52 West Street, Berlin. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Winchester. There are no calling hours. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of: Tighe-Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central St., Hudson, MA 01749 (www.tighehamilton.com).