Caterina Gentile of Reading died December 22, 2017. She was the cherished sister of Concetta Gentile and her husband Guido, Maria Gentile and her husband Renato, Luigina Gentile and her husband Augusto all of Italy, the late Immacolata Perrino and her husband Giacomo Perrino of Melrose and the late Raffaele Gentile. Loving aunt of Genevieve Backer of Reading, Antonella Sampson of Wilmington John Perrino of Reading, Jacqueline Fox of Wakefield and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Thursday, December 28 at 9:00am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Agnes Church 186 Woburn St. Reading at 10:00am. Funeral home visiting hours Wednesday from 4:00-7:00pm. Burial will be held in Italy at a later date. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Caterina's memory to the St. Agnes Church Building Fund C/O St. Agnes Church 186 Woburn St. Reading, MA 01867. For directions and on line guest book visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com