Concetta Motta

Concetta (Capodicasa) Motta, 87 of Hartford, beloved wife to the late Salvatore Motta, peacefully passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021 at home. Concetta was born March 2, 1934 and raised in Canicattini Bagni, Province of Siracusa, Sicily, daughter to the late Saverio and Antonina (Latina) Capodicasa. Concetta, Salvatore and their children partially resided in Venezuela during the ‘50s and ‘60s; from there, they immigrated to America May 24, 1970, making Hartford their home.

Concetta’s greatest joy in life was caring for and spending time with her family. She loved cooking, sewing (was the family tailor) and listening to romantic Italian and Spanish music, as well as caring for her beautiful roses that adorned the side of her house. In addition, she was a member of the Canicattini Society in Hartford.

An adored Mamma and Nonna who will be deeply missed and forever remembered by her loving family, Concetta leaves a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Nilla Motta of Rocky Hill; a daughter and son-in-law, Antonieta “Nina” and Antonino Garofalo of Newington; daughter-in-law, Josephine Motta of Berlin; seven grandchildren, Sal B. Motta, Salvatore J. Motta, Steven R. Motta, Kevin M. Motta, Kristopher R. Motta, Vanessa DuBois and Salvatore Garofalo; as well as seven cherished great-grandchildren, Ava, Charlotte, Jackson, Lorelei, Jameson, Nathaniel, and Hudson Motta. In addition to her husband and parents, Concetta was pre-deceased by a son, Santo Motta and two sisters, Rosina Martinez and Maria Calleri.

Friends and relatives may pay their respects to the Motta family Friday, July 9, from 9-11 a.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd, Wethersfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m. in St. Lawrence O’Toole Church of Maria de la Paz Parish, 494 New Britain Ave., Hartford. Interment will follow the Mass in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Section 30), Hartford. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be considered to the Alzheimer’s Association CT Chapter, 200 Executive Blvd S #4b, Southington, CT 06489. To extend online expressions of sympathy, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.