Corinda Santina Marsilli

Corinda Santina Marsilli
A journey that begin almost 98 years ago in the small Italian town of Cosentina, ended almost 98 years later in Middletown, CT, on October 11th, 2022 with the passing of Corinda Santina Marsilli. A life that long is filled with much joy and sorrow. Corinda loved her family - her husband, Frank, Sr. and son, Peter, both who predeceased her. She is survived by her younger son, Frank, Jr. She was proud of her work and skills as a master seamstress, and leader of the workroom at Itkin's Decorators in Middletown, where she worked for many years. She and Frank, Sr. worked and saved to send both their sons to college, while still saving enough to purchase land and build their own home on Lee Street in Middletown. For both, their home, though modest, was priceless and a source of tremendous pride. Corinda cared for both her son, Peter, and husband, Frank Sr., at home as Peter fought terminal cancer, and Frank, Sr. learned to live out the last years of his life with a prosthetic right leg. The love, care and compassion she provided for those two can't be measured. Her family would like to acknowledge three angels on earth who helped provide home care for her over the last 7 years. Those angels are Donna Taylor, Maria Palmira Cardoso Easter, and Nereida Chase. The wonderful Sisters of the Lady of the Garden, whose mission is to educate the children at Gianelli's Early Learning Center, also played a special and important role in Corinda's life. The Sisters loved her, and she loved the Sisters, especially her dear friend, Sister Consolata. Both Corinda and Frank, Sr. spent countless hours doing volunteer work for the Sisters at their school. The Sisters remained in touch with Corinda right to her final days. Three special nieces and nephews never wavered in the care and love they showed Corinda – John Marselli, Mary Lee Sheehy and Ray Lolli.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 17th at 11 a.m. in St. Francis Church, Middletown. Friends may call at the Coughlin Lastrina Funeral Home, 491 High St., Middletown, on Monday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the family plot in St. Sebastian's Cemetery, Middlefield.