Margaret Mottola

Margaret Casciello Mottola, 97, of Southington, formerly of New Britain, died peacefully with her family by her side on Sept. 26, 2009 Margaret was born March 11, 1912, in Plainville, CT, daughter of the late Ferdinando and Saveria Maria Casciello. She was the beloved wife of the late Jacob J. Mottola. She leaves a daughter, Peg Mottola of Cromwell, and two sons, Frederik Mottola, and his wife Patricia, of Cheshire, and Gary Mottola of Gulfport, FL. She also leaves sons-in-law Alfred Stuart and Larry Scovill. She was a proud and loving grandmother to twelve grandchildren, Keith DeWolf of Canterbury, Wayne DeWolf of Canterbury, Dr.Todd DeWolf of Andover, Troy DeWolf of Henderson, NV, Debbie Mottola of St. Petersburg, FL, Cheryl Robitaille of Southington, Doreen Mottola of Largo, FL, Fred Mottola Jr. of Southington, Lisa Davis of Brooklyn, NY, Jeff Stuart of Gaithersburg, MD, Dr.Mark Stuart of Glastonbury, and Craig Stuart of Sheffield, MA. She was also blessed with eighteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Margaret is survived by her sister Eleanor Lepore of Pinellas Park, FL. She was predeceased by a beloved daughter, Madelyn DeWolf and son-in-law Jack DeWolf of Canterbury, and son, Dr.William Mottola of Old Lyme. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Anna Paoletti and Theresa Joseph. Margaret was a member of the Calendar House of Southington. She was an avid bowler and a team member of the Calendar House bowling league until her early nineties. She also attended arts and crafts classes and was especially talented in needlework and fabric arts. Margaret enjoyed equally the solitude of knitting and crocheting or the gregarious conversations she would have with family and friends. She loved life and people and was loved by all who knew her. A memorial mass will be held Wednesday 11 a.m. at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, 254 Burritt St. Plantsville, CT. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Southington Care Center Activity Fund, c/o Southington Care Center, 45 Meriden Avenue, Southington, CT, 06489.