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Julia Costanzo Obituary

Julia Mingolla Costanzo

Glendale, CA - Julia Mingolla Costanzo, 78, of Glendale, California, passed away March 29, 2021. Born April 2, 1942, in Sava, Italy, to John Battista Mingolla and Teresa "Tina" (Franco) Mingolla, Julia is survived by her sisters, Stella Mingolla and Valerie (Mingolla) Mancini, brother, Ennio Mingolla, and his wife, Susan Stearns.

She leaves 6 sons and their families, including 12 grandchildren. They are: Vito, his wife Gabriela, and their sons Michael and Daniel; Anthony, his wife Theresa, and their daughters Christina and Pia; Francis, his wife Lilliam Paetzold, and their daughters Samantha (Carleton) and Sophia; John, his wife Susi Campos, and their son Carlo and daughter Giovanna; Giulio and his daughter Valletta; and Joseph, his wife Andrea Campos, their daughters Cynthia and Isabel, and son Marcus. She also leaves nieces, nephews, and a great niece and nephew.

Julia immigrated to Worcester, MA with her parents and siblings at the age of 13 and graduated high school in 1960. At 19 she married Vito Costanzo at St. Margaret Mary Church in Worcester. They relocated to Los Angeles and Glendale before their 6th son was born. She was a wife, mother, and a teacher's assistant while her husband was an attorney. She attended Antioch University where she earned her BA in 1992 followed by her MA in Organizational Management in 1995 before becoming a special education teacher in Los Angeles.

Julia always had a strong connection to her home in Italy, returning several times with her siblings or sons, in whom she took endless pride.

A Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, May 4 at Incarnation Church and Internment of Ashes followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, both in Glendale, CA.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Worcester Telegram & Gazette from May 10 to May 11, 2021.

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Melanie Skiles

October 5, 2021

So sorry for your loss. I used to babysit the boys when they were little. I remember Julia as poised, elegant, always respectful, and kind.

Donna (Nelson)Polewaczyk

May 11, 2021

My deepest sympathy on the loss of your sister and mother Julia. She was a wonderful mother to her six boys.

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