Mafalda J. "Mifi" Celeste of Medford died on Friday, October 4. A lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Gilda (Sirignano) Freda. Mifi was employed as an administrator at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and after retiring she worked in the lunchroom at Medford High School.
Mife was the dear sister of Enis "Dolly" Jakolenko of Florida and her late husband Val, the late Elvira N. and her husband Carmen A. Gumina, and the late Antoinette and her husband Frank Ligouri. She was the loving aunt of Marie Murphy and her husband Lawrence of Medford, and Doreen Ligouri of Westerly, RI.
A funeral service will be conducted in the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Tuesday, October 8 at 11 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with family from 9 through 11 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
Mifi was a true animal lover and in lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in her name to M.S.P.C.A - Angell Memorial Animal Hospital, 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130.