Josephine “Peppa” Santini passed away peacefully on December 16th at the age of 89. Born in Barga and raised in Lupinaia, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Maria (Donati) Bernardi. Josephine was a dear sister to Corrado Bernardi, Mario Bernardi, the late Gelsomina Bernardi and the late Sandra Diversi
Josephine was the beloved wife of 59 years to Lauro Santini of Medford, and a devoted mother to Laura Alfieri and her husband Robert of Reading. She was a loving grandmother to Christian and Alex. Josephine is also survived by many loving sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.
She came to the United States in 1965 and initially lived in Somerville. Later she moved to Medford, where she lived most of her life. Josephine worked as a seamstress, but her true labor of love was being a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her family was her heart and soul.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to visit at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Sunday, December 22 from 4-8 PM and again on Monday, December 23 at 9 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at St. Clement Church, 71 Warner Street, Medford, at 10 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Josephine’s name to Instituto Antoniano dei Rogazionisti, Via Tiziano Minio, 15, PADOVA 35134, Italy (https://rogazionistipadova.it/le-nostre-opere/listituto/) or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memorials Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959