Angelina (Godino) Fragale

Waltham – Mrs. Angelina (Godino) Fragale, of Waltham, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. She was 87.

Angelina was born in Calabria, Italy on April 14, 1927, a daughter of the late Francesco and Rosina (Morelli) Godino. In 1971 she and her husband Edoardo Fragale emigrated to the United States, first to Scranton, Pennsylvania then for a short time to Brooklyn, New York before settling in Waltham in 1972. Within months of their arrival the family with ten children were firmly established in their new home.

Within five years of arriving in America she'd learned the language, found a job outside the house and got her driver's license. Angelina was a lifetime learner and a seamstress by trade and by talent. She was able to create beautiful clothing from patterns she'd make herself and would work until the wee hours of the morning sewing for her family and for friends.

As the mother of ten she found time to make sure that each of her children were made to feel special, unique and loved. She brought her talent for cooking from the old country and would take great delight in seeing her large family gathered around her table sharing one of her amazing recipe's made with healthy doses of love.

Until her retirement Angelina worked at Unitrode in Watertown doing piecework, painting tiny computer semiconductor parts with the skill and steady hands of a surgeon.

In addition to her husband of 67 years Edoardo she leaves her children, Giovanna Rametta and her husband, Antonio, of Waltham, Paolo "Paul" Fragale and his wife, Angelina, of Waltham, Michelangelo "Mike" Fragale and his partner, Robert Ferrarini, of Weston, Maria Caso and her husband, Richard, of Weston, Gianfranco "Frank" Fragale of Waltham, Anna Fragale of Sudbury, Antonio "Tony" Fragale and his wife, Mercedes, of Sudbury, Tullia Visco and her husband, Bruno, of Newton, and Fabio Fragale and his wife, Maureen, of Ashland; her son-in-law, Vincent "Jimmy" Arcuri of Waltham; her grandchildren, John and Sandy Arcuri, Claudia and Douglas Brown, Matthew and Rosanna DelMastro, Mark and Teresa McGann, Mark and Patrizia Bowker, Edoardo and Julie Fragale, Stefano and Lidia Torcasio, Cristina Fragale, Carlo and Christine Fragale, Daniela, Laura and Anthony Caso, Steven Fragale, Brian and Ava Whittemore, Oliva Fragale, Nick and Diana Riggieri, David Williams, Marisa, Bianca and Antonio Fragale, Domenic, Liana and Nadia Visco and Robert and Christopher Fragale; her great-grandchildren, Erica and Alissa Brown, Gianluca Arcuri, Marco and Vincent McGann, Cody and Jesse Ray Bowker, Gabriella, Caterina and Paul Fragale, Annalia and Sabrina Torcasio and Matthew Fragale; her brother and sisters, Giuseppe Godino, Adelina Gigliotti and Maria Gigliotti all of Scranton, Pennsylvania and many nieces and nephews.

Angelina was also the mother of the late Marisa Fragale and Rosa "Rosetta" Arcuri and a sister of the late Giovanni Godino.

Family and friends will honor and remember Angelina's life by gathering for calling hours in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham on Friday, August 29th from 3 to 8 p.m. and again at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning before leaving in procession to Sacred Heart Church, 311 River Street, Waltham where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Committal services will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Waltham.

Memorial donations may be made to The McCourt Foundation for Alzheimer's Research, 100 Grandview Road, Suite 212, Braintree, MA 02184.