Obituary of Caroline Storella

Caroline (Caggiano) Storella passed away at the age of 97 on Monday, November 21, 2011. Caroline was born in Revere the daughter of Italian immigrants, the late Michael and Italia Caggiano. She grew up in Revere and in the North End of Boston. She spent many years helping her family with their successful florist business on Hanover St. in Boston’s, North End. During World War II she spent several years living in Washington, D.C working for the war department prior to becoming a mother and homemaker. Caroline lived most of her life in Revere, Somerville and Boston, which was filled with Italian heritage, traditions, values, family and lifelong friends. She did live for a period of time in Somerville Wakefield, and the last 11 years in Middleton. Most of Caroline's activities and interest included her family. She enjoyed trips to Florida with husband and siblings. Family celebrations, vacations, card games, dinners, and trips to the beach were normal happenings. She loved being a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and she cherished her gift of a long independent life filled with family and love. She was a wonderful role model to her family and she will be lovingly remembered. Caroline was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Storella. She was the loving mother of Michael of Manchester MA and Anthony & his wife Stephanie of Salem MA. She was the sister of Louise DeFazio of Walpole, Gabriel Robert Caggiano of No. Reading, the late Anthony Caggiano, Rose Caggiano, Mary Ferrara, and Jeanette Bennett. She was also survived by 8 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral from the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., BURLINGTON (exit 34 off Rt. 128, Woburn side) on Saturday, November 26 at 9 a.m. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret's Church, 111 Winn St., Burlington at 10 a.m. Visiting hours Friday from 4-8 p.m. Interment in Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester. Eulogy (Danielle) Good morning. I’m Danielle, Carol’s oldest grandchild and on behalf of the grandchildren, I’d like to say a few words about Carol—and we all called her Carol, by the way. Carol was born in 1914 and lived a long and full life. Throughout her 97 years, she enjoyed spending time with family and was always thrilled to attend anything we had going on whether it was sports, school plays, birthdays, or another occasions. She had an incredible laugh, she would just crack up with laughter when watching us grand kids and her great grand kids. Since I was her oldest grandchild, I was fortunate to have occasional sleepovers at Carol and Tony's when I was young. Carol would take me to the market in the North end, show me where she and Tony grew up. She showed me this little restaurant where they had their favorite table. She would take me to the Bakery. We would buy a treat--usually pastry (éclairs)--for dessert. We would take walks through Christopher Columbus Park. Sometimes we would go to Faneuil Hall. I really enjoyed this time with her. I think this is how I grew a love for the city. And we all fondly remember Sunday dinners at Carol and Tony’s. Dinner was always macaroni, gravy with the meatballs with raisins and an amazing salad! She used to make us milkshakes in her vintage green blender for dessert. As her grandchild, it was so much fun to go to Carol’s, because she always had a full candy dish and loved to play games—either rummy o--or tiles as she called it—or cards. And she was always so happy to see us. Carol loved to reminisce. She would tell us the funniest stories about my father and Toto when they were little and how they drove her wild. She would laugh about how she chased them around the house with a broom. When she returned from her trip to Italy with Auntie Rose, we heard all about their adventures. And of course, she would tell us stories about Tony—always keeping his memory alive. And now we will keep Carol’s memory alive and close to our hearts. I know we all have our special stories of Carol that we will cherish and pass on. Thank you for joining us in this celebration of Carol’s life. Words by Stephanie It has been more than blessing to have my mother in law Carol in my life for the past 23 years . She has been one of my greatest teachers on &quote;what matters&quote;. Her contentment with life, her love and compassion, and strong will to keep and her independence has been beyond an inspiration. I can assure you, that was her secret to living 97 wonderful years. She was a devoted loving wife, a loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother and friend to many . She has touched all of us. In the days ahead it is going to be a challenge to have Carol absent from my life. But, she's on a new journey now , a journey that will bring her back into the arms of her loving husband Tony, and now they will both forever be in our hearts and forever truly missed.