Celia (Bramante) Lodi, longtime Medford resident, died on Monday, February 25, at the Stanley R. Tippett Hospice House in Needham. Born and raised in Boston's West End, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Olimpia (Condelli) Bramante of Augusta, Sicily. After leaving Medford, Celia lived in Reading until moving to Norwood a year ago.
Celia was the beloved wife of the late Egidio Lodi, and the devoted mother of Maria Muller and her husband Jack of Norwood, and the late Joan Lodi. She was the loving grandmother of John Muller Jr. and his wife Allison, and Eric Muller. Celia was the dear sister of Bernard "Bernie" Bramante, Salvatore "Salvy" Bramante, Frank Bramante, James "Jimmy" Bramante, Peter Bramante, Dolores Bramante, Christine Bramante, and the late Mary Marchesini, Connie Ruggiero, Rose Interrante, Danny Bramante and Olympia Sharpe.
Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Saturday, March 2 at 9 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Friday, March 1 from 4 through 8 PM. Services will conclude with burial at St. Michael Cemetery, Boston.