Burial Date September 21, 2013
Obituaries » ELAINE T. CELELLI
CELELLI, ELAINE T., 89, of Northfield, died September 1, at the Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. She was born in New York City on Jan. 23, 1924, the daughter of Michael and Antoinette (Spinelli) Fornara. She is a graduate of Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., class of 1942. She married John Sollano in New York City in 1948. He predeceased her in 1982. She married Eugene Celelli in Rhinebeck, N.Y., in 1990. He died Sept. 3, 2008. She was a member of St. John The Evangelist in Northfield and St. Thomas The Apostle in New York. Elaine had worked a few positions in New York City, but dedicated her time as a wife and mother. She enjoyed knitting, reading, playing piano and spending time with her daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include her daughter, Marguerite Moore of Northfield; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; many nieces and nephews. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. John The Evangelist on Vine Street in Northfield on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 11am.
