Sophie Ranieri

1919 - 2017

Sophie (Marinelli) Ranieri, age 97, of Weymouth, formerly of Braintree and Quincy, died peacefully, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Care One at Weymouth. Sophie was born on November 10, 1919 in Casale, Italy to the late Dominic and Antonia (Marinilli) Marinelli. She immigrated to the United States as a child and was raised and educated in Quincy. She had lived in Weymouth for six years, previously in Braintree for fifty-eight years. She had been employed for twenty years as a sales associate for Kmart, working in the Weymouth and Rockland stores. Sophie was devoted to her family and especially to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Beloved wife of the late Diodato Dito Ranieri. Devoted mother of David A. Ranieri and his wife Christine, and Dale A. McCosker, all of Braintree. Loving grandmother of Michael D. Ranieri and his wife Kathryn of New Canaan, Conn., Eric M. McCosker and his wife Stephanie of Weymouth, Maribeth Haugh and her husband Joseph of Nanuet, N.Y., and Patrick C. McCosker of Braintree. Cherished great-grandmother of Ryan, Kaitlyn and Brianna McCosker, Joseph JD and Julia Haugh and Tessa Ranieri. Sophie was the last of five siblings and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy on Saturday, March 25, at 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass in Saint Francis of Assisi Church, 856 Washington Street, Braintree at 10:30 a.m. Visiting hours at the funeral home on Friday, March 24, from 4 | 8 p.m. Interment Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree. For those who wish, donations in Sophies memory may be made to the charity of your choice. You are invited to visit www.thesweeneybrothers.com or call 617-472-6344.