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Mafalda C. “Muffie” Capponi, 97 of Kenosha, died peacefully on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Hospitality Nursing and Rehab Center.
Born in Latrobe, PA on June 8, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Marietta (Ianni) Fani.
She attended Edward Bain Elementary School where her favorite teacher was Ms. O’Hare. She was a 9th grade graduate of Washington Jr. High.
On July 25, 1936 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, she was married to Tony Capponi. They spent 65 wonderful years together until Tony’s death on April 19, 2002. Mafalda was a kind and loving wife, mother, and grandmother who always put the needs of her family before her own.
Mafalda was employed as a high quality seamstress with Hart-Schaffner-Marx and later worked on the assembly line at American Motors. Cooking was her hobby and soon became her passion which led her to own her own wedding catering business for many years. Before retiring, she spent 15 years making and baking delicious sweets at Paielli’s Bakery. She also spent many years making Italian noodles and cooking them for the Mt. Carmel Festival. After retirement she worked as a pollster at Jane Vernon Elementary School. Mafalda also volunteered as a Girl Scout leader and PTA member at St. Mary School.
Surviving Mafalda are her loving daughter, Mary Lou (Gerald) Riordan of Kenosha; her three loving grandchildren, Rebecca (Christopher) Perillo, Stephanie (Thomas) Williams and Paul (Jennifer) Riordan; her five loving great grandchildren, Bryce, Mac, Braden, Eiley and Isabella; her loving sister, Alzira Felicelli of Kenosha and many loving nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and loving husband Tony, she was preceded in death by her brother, Herman Fani and her sister, Irene Felicelli.
Mafalda’s family would like to thank Dr. Timothy Hubbard and Dr. Ernesto Buencamino and the nurses and staff at Hospitality Nursing Center for the loving, compassionate care shown to her.
Service Date November 9, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, 7400 39th Avenue. Private entombment will take place in All Saints Mausoleum.
