Obituaries

Josephine Celeste (Matthews) Mallen DeGiacomo

Dec 7th, 2015

Josephine Celeste (Matthews) Mallen DeGiacomo, age 94, born March 30, 1921 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, died peacefully on Dec. 7, 2015 in Hingham, MA. She was pre deceased by her parents, Annie (Cribb) and William J. Matthews, siblings Ruel Matthews, Charlotte Munro, Deborah Wentworth, Naomi Gaskill, and Constance Greenberg, now all reunited in heaven.

Joy was born in Sidney, Nova Scotia and moved to MA with her family at age 5. In 1976 she happily became a citizen of Dennis on her beloved Cape Cod. She walked West Dennis Beach until she was 90 and was a volunteer for the Dennis Senior Center, visiting the elderly.

 Joy had a keen sense of humor, loved life, her family, friends, and the beauty of nature. She possessed her own brand of brilliance and a strong faith, attending Saint. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth.  She lived by the motto, "Make at least one happy memory each day. Find one thing to hold in your heart.”



She is pre deceased by her first husband George F. Mallen and her husband Joseph B. DeGiacomo. She is survived by her three children Patricia A. (Mallen) (Short) Holmes, Tiger, GA,  Suzanne M.( Mallen) Parente, Portland, OR, and James C. Mallen, St Helens, OR. 6 grandchildren who called her "Gam": Eric Short, Hyannis, MA, Rebecca (Short) Robinson, E. Weymouth, MA, Daniel Short, S. Dennis, MA, John Parente, Hoboken, NJ,  Michael Parente, Portland, OR, and Elizabeth Basaca, Portland, OR,and former son in-law Craig Short, 10 great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, and friends.
 
Family and friends are invited to call at the Hallett Funeral Home, 273 Station Ave., South Yarmouth.MA
on Friday, March 18 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a funeral service at 2:30 p.m.




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