Betty F. (Jacobson) Ciampa, lifelong resident of Medford, passed away on Wednesday, February 19th. She was 90. Born in Jamaica Plain, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Irene (Drown) Jacobson.
Betty was a pro at solving the New York Times crossword puzzles often doing them in pen because she knew all the answers. She also enjoyed reading a great book, whipping up some of her culinary masterpieces like homemade pasta and to die for eggplant parmesan. She was a natural when it came to playing the piano and loved being a member of the Handel and Haydn Society for many years. One of Betty's biggest passions was cross stitching. Every year during Christmas time she would create a handmade ornament for each and every one of her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren a tradition that has stretched out over generations.
Betty was the beloved wife of the late John Ciampa. She was the devoted mother of Paula Ciampa and her wife Wanda Knowles, Alida Ciampa and her husband Gerry Clancy, Nancy Cefalo and her late husband Rick, all of Wells ME, Barbara Ciampa-Ward and her husband Kenneth, and Richard Ciampa and his wife Kathy, both from MA. She was the loving Nana of 12, great Nana of 13, and great-great Nana of 2. She was the caring aunt of Ellen and John Quinn, and the dear sister of the late Alma Quinn.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to visit with the family on Sunday, February 23rd from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, followed by a funeral service celebrated in the funeral home at 1 PM.