TITLE: Josephine (Cumbo) Licata, Obituary, Feb. 1, 2001,

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Feb 02, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Josephine (Cumbo) Licata 

LOWELL, Mass. - Josephine (Cumbo) Licata, 89, wife of Salvatore
"Sam" Licata, with whom she would have celebrated their 67th
wedding anniversary this June, died Thursday morning at a local
nursing home. 

She was born in Comitini, Italy, on July 2, 1911, a daughter of the
late Antonio and Gerlanda (Cannistraro) Cumbo. 

Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Licata was employed as a seamstress for
Fenway Manufacturing Co. of Lowell. 

She was a communicant of St. Margaret Church, and was a member
of the Mother Cabrini Society. 

Besides her husband, survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,
Vincent S. and Gerry Licata of Lowell; a daughter Carmela "Carmy"
Jones of Dracut; three sisters and a brother in law, Jane Pirini,
Carmella and John O'Connell, and Mary Kozen, all of Portsmouth,
N.H.; five grandchildren, Sharon Gallo, Gina Pinkham, Christina
Kairouz, Cindy Teixeira and Anthony Jones; 11 great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews. 

She was the mother of the late Anthony Licata, sister of the late
Stefana Preziosi and mother-in-law of the late Russell Jones. 

LICATA - Josephine (Cumbo) Licata, 89, a Lowell, Mass., resident,
wife of Salvatore "Sam" Licata, died Feb. 1, 2001. Friends may call
from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at the
McKenna-Ouellette Funeral Home, 327 Hildreth St., Lowell, Mass.
Funeral will be on Monday morning with a Mass to be celebrated at 9
a.m. at St. Margaret Church, Lowell, Mass. Burial will be in St.
Patrick Cemetery. Donations in Josephine's memory may be made to
the Alzheimer's Association, 36 Cameron Ave., Cambridge, MA
02140. Arrangements are by the McKenna-Ouellette Funeral Home,
(800) 561-6183. 


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