October 16, 1927 – May 6, 2022
Age 94, formerly of Reading, MA, passed away at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living, Peabody, MA, on May 6, 2022. She was the oldest and last living sister of the five Coteleso sisters, of Hyde Park, MA; where she was born to Giuseppe and Concetta Coteleso (Mazzocca) on October 16, 1927. She was a popular beautician on Tremont St. in Boston, and later at the White Birch Beauty Shop in Reading, MA where she had a devoted clientele for many years. She loved music and dance, especially opera and ballet, her cats and dogs, and her Reading home. She leaves a son, Roger C. Woodberry; and was predeceased by her husband Paul T. Woodberry. She also leaves several nieces and nephews, Karen, Richard, Lorraine, Theresa, Kathy, Joel and Philip.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Loretta’s memory to the Jeffrey & Susan Brudnick Center for Living, 240 Lynnfield St., Peabody, MA 01960 or Jewish Family and Children’s Service, 1430 Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451. All services and burial are private. Douglass, Edgerley, and Bessom Funeral Home, 24 Sanborn Street, READING, MA 01867 is directing arrangements, www. johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com WOODBERRY, Loretta Catherine (Coteleso)