Celina (Giumelli) Nesta

KENSINGTON - Celina (Giumelli) Nesta, 81, of Kensington, loving wife of Alfonso Nesta, died Tuesday (September 2, 2014) at a local convalescent home. Born in Traona, Sondrio, Italy, daughter of the late Giuseppe "Dante" and the late Noemi (Skorzini) Giumelli, she was employed at Emhart before her retirement. Celina was a member of St. Paul's Church, the Women's Auxiliary of the I.P.I.C. where she was past-president, and the New Britain Council of Catholic Women. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John and Patricia Nesta of Manchester, three daughters and two sons-in-law, AnnMarie Davis of East Hampton, Linda and Timothy Hungerford of Cromwell, and Catherine and Rodney Beloit of Union, Washington, two grandchildren, Shannon Nesta and Raymond Ziegler III, one great-granddaughter, Taylor Marie Ziegler, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a granddaughter, Amy Ziegler, a son-in-law, Orlando Davis, and a brother, Raymond Giumelli. Funeral services will be Monday (September 8, 2014) at 9am from Porter's Funeral Home, 111 Chamberlain Highway in Kensington, followed by a Funeral Liturgy at 10am at St. Paul's Church. Burial will follow in Wilcox Cemetery, East Berlin. Friends and relatives are invited to call at the funeral home on Sunday (September 7, 2014) from 3-6pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul's Church, 467 Alling Street, Kensington, CT 06037.