Francesca Cirillo

Francesca (Ragozzino) Cirillo, 75, of Southington, died March 21, 2010, surrounded by her loving family and friends, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut at Bradley Memorial. She was the beloved wife of Vincenzo Cirillo for 54 years.

She was born March 20, 1935 in Treglia, Province of Caserta, Italy, a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Angela Ragozzino. She was a parishioner of St. Thomas Church, she loved to bake pepper biscuits and clean.

Besides her husband she leaves her children, Stefano Cirillo and wife, Pasqualina, Josephine Rubino and husband, Robert and Giuliano Cirillo and fiancée, Sarah Dahlstrom, all of Southington; her grandchildren, Robert, Antonietta, Jacqueline and husband, Donato, Vincenzo, Francesca, Michael, Shantel, Derek, Aliyah and Christopher; a great-grandson, Justin; along with nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She was predeceased by a son, Giovanni Cirillo; three brothers and a sister. The family would like to thank the staff of Bradley Memorial for their care and kindness.

The funeral was held April 3, 2010, at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, Southington followed by a Mass at St. Thomas Church. Burial was in St. Thomas Cemetery.