Mollie Sicignano MESSINA

MESSINA, Mollie Sicignano Mollie Sicignano Messina, 93, formerly of Hillside Avenue in Seymour, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Tuesday morning (June 8, 2010) at The Summit of Plantsville in Plantsville. She was predeceased by her husband Santo "Jim" Messina in 1988. Mrs. Messina was born in Derby on October 12, 1916, daughter of the late Catello and Anna Ferrara Sicignano. A lifelong Valley resident, she worked along with her husband in their business, the former Belmont Camera & Photography Shop in Ansonia. She was also employed at the former US Rubber in Naugatuck and Electrolux in Seymour. Mollie was happiest when surrounded by family and her many friends and welcomed them often for dinners and gatherings. Mollie enjoyed parties, dancing, playing cards and poker, and her yearly trips to the Saratoga Race Track with her sisters. She crocheted numerous afghans and gifted them to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren which they cherish as a loving memory. She is survived by a son, James B. (Peggy) Messina of Naples, FL, 3 daughters, Judith (Thomas) Ortel of Clifton Park, NY, Carolyn (Don) Cormier of Hickory, NC, and Patricia (Jay) Bostwick of Southington, a brother, Nicholas (Josephine) Tangredi of North Haven, a sister, Victoria Richards of East Haven, seven grandchildren, Dan (Yvonne) Ortel of Waxhaw, NC, Doug (Ann) Ortel of Urbana, MD, Jennifer (David) MacPhee of Loudonville, NY, Lisa Messina of Derby, Jodi (Eric) Daly of Naples, FL, Erin Lyman of Wallingford, and Joseph Cormier of Hickory, NC. Mollie was lovingly called "GiGi" by seven great-grandchildren, Brendan and Jillian MacPhee, and Christopher, Sarah, Stephen, Matthew, and Megan Ortel. She also leaves many cousins, devoted nieces and nephews, numerous close friends and longtime neighbors, especially the Coppola family, who called her "Aunt Mollie", and whom she considered part of her family. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by brothers, Tony, Carmen, and Joseph Sicignano and sisters, Rose Campanelli, Mary Alea, and Lillian Fappiano. Friends and relatives are invited to attend her funeral on Monday (July 12, 2010) at 9:15am from the Spinelli-Ricciuti Funeral Home, 62 Beaver Street in Ansonia, followed by a memorial mass of Christian Burial at 10 am at the Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia. Inurnment will immediately follow in the family plot in Mt. St. Peters Cemetery in Derby. Visiting hours and a celebration of Mollie's life will be held on Sunday (July 11, 2010) from 3-6 p.m. in the chapel of the Spinelli-Ricciuti Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 279 New Britain Road, Suite 5, Kensington, CT 06037. To send an online condolence, please visit www.spinellifuneralhome.com.