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Raffaelina “Rae” D’Amato DiNicola, 91, of Hamden, formerly of Quinnipiac Avenue, North Haven, passed away peacefully on Jan. 29 at the Connecticut Hospice, Branford. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank DiNicola. Rae was born in New Haven May 30, 1930, the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Ressa D’Amato.

She was the mother of Lisa DiNicola (Joseph Dombrowski) and Marcy LaBella (Peter) and is also survived by her precious most loved sister Georgeann Glennon (Matthew); sister-in-law of Sandra D’Amato; her nieces and nephews, whom she adored; and her very special forever friend Jan Rapuano. She was predeceased by her brothers, Nathan and Frank D’Amato, Jr.

Rae truly had a loving beautiful soul always a smile and kind word for all. She loved her family and was the best mother anyone could have had.

She had a lifelong love of music and always had a beautiful singing voice.

She will live forever in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.

Her service was conducted on Feb. 6 at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family in St. Lawrence Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101-9929 or the Animal Haven, Inc., 89 Mill Road, North Haven, CT 06473. For her online obituary, please visit www.northhavenfuneral.com.