Santina “Adriana” (Franchini) Zampitella passed away on August 27, 2012.
Adriana was born and raised in Italy and has been a resident of Malden since 1951.
Adriana was the devoted wife of 32 years to the late Joseph F. Zampitella. She was the beloved mother of Camille Colantuoni and her husband Stephen of Melrose, Joseph P. Zampitella and his wife Dorothy of Winchester and Carla Campioni and her husband Giovanni of Italy. She was the dear sister of Anna Sardo and Ada Munerati both of Italy and the late Antonia Bianconi and the sister-in-law of Philip F. Zampitella and his wife Marie of Malden. Adriana was the cherished grandmother of Stephen and Elena Brandano, Andrea and Joseph Zampitella and Marilena Vecchietti. She is also survived by 2 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
At the request of the family private services will be held on Wednesday, August 29th followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Relatives and friends are invited to join the family at Anthony’s of Malden, 105 Canal Street, Malden starting at 11:30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Adriana’s name may be made to Por Cristo, 736 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA 02135 or porcristo.org.