Mary Pauline Balestrieri

Mary Pauline (Criscimagna) Balestrieri, 95, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Carmel Health & Living. She was born on June 13, 1918 to Natale and Catherine (Zaccheria) Criscimagna in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Mary retired with the Kohl Family Grocery & Department Store, where she had been the receptionist for Mr. Max Kohl and his sons. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Noblesville, where she had been involved with Widows & Widowers, Words of Grace Book Club and the 55er's Club; and had also been a member of the Milwaukee Italian Community Center and the Retired Milwaukee Fire Department Association.
She is survived by her daughter, Maria (Arthur) Kinsey; son, Peter (Claire) Balestrieri; grandchildren, Gina (Jeremy) Ramage, Peter (Sara) Balestrieri, Brennan Balestrieri, Dominic Balestrieri & Illario Balestrieri; great-grandchildren, Tanner Schmidt, Mason Ramage, Giuseppe Balestrieri, Lulu, May & Simone Balestrieri and Marguerite Balestrieri; sisters-in-law, Grace Criscimagna, Pauline Criscimagna & JoAnne Criscimagna; and, several nieces & nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dominic 'Dick' Joseph Balestrieri; brothers, Frank, Jimmy, Tony & Ned Criscimagna; and sisters, Josephine 'Peppy' Fazio & Sadie Librizzi.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 24, 2014 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Noblesville, with visitation beginning at 10:00 am immediately prior to the service. Rev. Tom Metzger will officiate.
Entombment with a committal service will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Family Center West North Chapel, 12875 West Capital Dr, Brookfield, WI with visitation beginning at 10:00 am prior to the committal.