Lena Marie “Lee” (Andreottola) Mills of Medford died unexpectedly on January 23, 2022. Raised and educated in Medford, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Filomena (DeRosa) Andreottola. Lee was a member of Medford High School’s class of 1943. Prior to becoming a beloved and dedicated full-time wife and mother, she worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and at the famed Schrafft’s Candies in Charlestown. Lee spent the remainder of her years as a devoted and loved wife, mother, grandmother and aunt.
Lee lived an energetic and fruitful 95 years. Her fondest memories were of the boundless times she spent at her mother’s and sister’s houses on Fulton Street where she was able to just enjoy time visiting and being with her family, (mother, siblings, nieces and nephews). Lee is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Frank. They met at the then-famous Wonderland Ballroom in Revere and were married in Medford on September 3, 1950 at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Lee was the devoted mother of Michael and his wife Tricia and Frank, Jr., and was also the loving and proud grandmother of Michael, Jr. and Kenny. She was the sister of the late Anthony Andre and his late wife Adeline of Brookline, the late Nicholas Andreottola and his late wife Clementina, the late Frank Andre and his late wife Norma, and the late Frances Belmonte and her late husband George, all of Medford. Lee is survived by many loving nieces, nephews and friends.
A funeral will be held from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Monday, January 31st at 10:30 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 118 High St., Medford, at 11:30 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with family in the funeral home on Sunday, January 30th, from 4 through 7 PM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.