Dina DiCicco

Dina (Conte) DiCicco, age 86, a longtime resident of Braintree, died peacefully, Thursday, July 17, 2025 at The Cordwainer in Norwell, surrounded by her loving family.

Dina was born in Ortona dei Marsi, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy, to the late Fernando and Marietta (Eramo) Conte. Raised and educated there, she immigrated to the United States in 1956 as a teenager, settling in Quincy. She lived in the home her late husband built in Braintree for nearly fifty years.

Dina was employed as a seamstress in the garment industry and worked at Miltons at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree for twenty years. She had been retired for many years.

Dina was a homemaker and talented cook who enjoyed gardening, cultivating flowers and vegetables. She was devoted to her family and found great joy spending time with them, and supporting their many activities and accomplishments. Dina loved to smile and also enjoyed listening to music and singing.

Beloved wife for sixty-six years of the late Antonio DiCicco who died October 2, 2024.

Devoted mother of Daniel DiCicco and his wife Cherry of Leander, Texas, Delia Strohm and her husband Wayne, and David DiCicco, all of Weymouth.

Loving and proud 'Nonna' of Noah and Adam Strohm, Luke, Joshua, and Andrew DiCicco.

Dear sister of Siria Giannandrea of Weymouth and her late husband Rodolfo.

Dina is also survived by several nieces, nephews, and their families.

At the request of the family, funeral services and interment took place privately.

For those who wish, donations in Dina's memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org.

The DiCicco family would like to acknowledge the staffs of The Cordwainer and Norwell VNA and Hospice, as well as home health aide, Shaina, for the compassionate care provided to Dina.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy. You are invited to visit www.thesweeneybrothers.com or call 617-472-6344.