Michelina C. Procaccini

…beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother; 89

WAKEFIELD - Michelina C. (Daniels) Procaccini, age 89, matriarch of a Wakefield family, died Monday, December 9, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice in Haverhill, after a lengthy illness.  She was the beloved wife of John Procaccini, who died in 1981.

She was born in Cambridge, one of six children of the late Angelo and Angelina (Cafazzo) Daniels, and was raised in Cambridge.  She lived the greater part of her adult life and raised her family in Wakefield, where she was a communicant of St. Florence Parish. She had been a resident of Lowell for the past fourteen years.

Prior to retirement, she worked as a stitcher at Forecaster of Boston, coat manufacturer.

She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Peter Cooke of Tewksbury, Susan and Richard LeFave of No. Conway, NH, and Joanne and Peter Cameron of Merrimac, MA; her loving brother, John Daniels, with whom she resided in Lowell; five grandchildren, Richard and Lisa LeFave of Raymond, NH, Christopher LeFave of Brookfield, CT, Peter and Catie Cameron Jr., of Danvers, Michael Cameron of Merrimac, and Lisa and Matthew Hadley of Haverhill; eight great grandchildren, Christina, Meghan, Jonathan, Christopher, Colby, Hailey, Logan, Zachery, and was  awaiting the birth of two more great grandsons in the near future.

She was also sister of the late Michael Daniels, William Daniels, Joseph Daniels, and Jean Rose.

Visiting hours Wednesday, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey and 975 Main Sts. (Rte 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, (800 in MA or 978) 851 2950.  Her funeral service will be held Thursday, Dec. 12,  at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral home followed by burial in Forest Glade cemetery, Wakefield.  Memorial Contributions to the Merrimack Valley Hospice House,  360 Merrimac St, Bldg. 9, Lawrence, MA 01843, will be appreciated.   tewksburyfuneralhome.com