Bertelli, Rev. James of Lexington died on January 5, 2022. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1928, son of Amelio and Stella (Guazzaloca) Bertelli. He is survived by his sister, Mary Ann McKenna and her husband, Walter, of Lexington. Uncle of Stephen McKenna of Lexington, James McKenna of Brewster, John McKenna of Harvard and Kathleen McKenna of Reading. Grand-uncle to Ashley Khattach, Amanda, Stephen and Thomas McKenna, Brian and Kevin Medlin and Daniel Richards. Ordained at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston on February 2, 1959. Served at St. Colman, Brockton, St. Timothy, Norwood, Sacred Heart, Watertown, St. Anselm, Sudbury, and St. Eulalia, Winchester. Army Combat Veteran in the Korean War.

Wake at St. Brigid Church, Lexington on January 10, 2022, 4:00 – 8:00 pm. Concelebrated Mass on January 11, 2022 at 10:00am. Burial at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.

Memorial donations may be made to Rural Water Ventures, Inc., c/o Joseph Ramrath, 6 Tamarack Lane, Needham, MA 02492.