Iolanda C. “Cristina” (Gentile) Sandonato, age 92, a longtime resident of Quincy, died, Monday, October 26, 2026 at Alliance Health at Braintree, surrounded by her loving family.

Iolanda was born in Prezza, Province of L’Aquila, Region of Abruzzo, Italy, to the late Oreste and Pasqua (Sandonato) Gentile. Raised and educated there, she immigrated to the United States in 1955 at the age of twenty, settling in Quincy, where she lived for over seventy years. She and her late husband, Andrea, were former winter residents and members of the vibrant Hollywood, Florida community for many years.

Cristina dedicated her life to her family as a homemaker. The well-being of her husband and daughters was most important to her, and she was an incredible caregiver to her late daughter, Maria.

She was a longtime parishioner of Saint John the Baptist Church in Quincy.

Cristina was a talented cook, making homemade pasta and baking delicious Italian cookies. She loved hosting holidays and special occasions, and taking care of those around her. She was also an avid reader. Cristina and her late husband, Andrea, cherished many trips home to Prezza over the years, where they enjoyed re-connecting with relatives and friends.

Most of all, Cristina was devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, actively supporting their many activities and accomplishments.

Beloved wife for sixty-eight years of the late Andrea Sandonato.

Devoted mother of Joanne S. Adams of Braintree and her late husband Steven, Rita Da Silva and her husband Carlos of Hingham, and the late Maria P. Sandonato.

Loving grandmother of Nicole Hart and her husband Kim of Quincy, Cristina Adams of Weymouth, Andre Da Silva of Hingham, and Edson Da Silva, of Burlington.

Cherished great grandmother of Elsa and Steven Hart.

Dear sister of Antonio Gentile and his wife Valeriana of Quincy.

Cristina is also survived by several nieces and a nephew.

Visiting Hours will be held at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Sunday, November 1, from 2 – 5 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint John the Baptist Church, 44 School Street, Quincy, on Monday, November 2, at 10 a.m. Entombment to follow at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

For those who wish, donations in Cristina’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 320 Nevada Street, Suite 201, Newton, MA 02460 (www.alz.org) or Special Olympics Massachusetts, 512 Forest Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 (www.specialolympicsma.org).