(05/07/14) Melone, Sister Mary Antonella, 86, a Sister of Mercy and a former educator, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Mount St. Rita Health Centre, Cumberland. Born Mary Florence Melone in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Rose (Marshall) Melone. She was a 1944 graduate of Cranston High School. She entered the Sisters of Mercy on September 8, 1947 and professed her perpetual vows on August 16, 1953.
Sister Antonella\\\'s first ministry was service to her religious community, the Sisters of Mercy, from 1950 to 1955. Her teaching ministry began at St. Patrick School, Cumberland, and continued at Immaculate Conception School, West Warwick. In 1958 Sister returned to St. Patrick School, Cumberland, where she remained for twelve years. She was then assigned to Holy Ghost School, Providence, for 3 years and to St. Joseph School, Pascoag, until 1972. In 1972 she was assigned to St. Brendan School, Riverside, where she taught for ten years. In 1982, she was transferred to St. Mary Academy-Bay View where she assisted with the pre-schoolers for a number of years. She also was a neighborhood volunteer until 2002 when she retired to a ministry of prayer at Mount St Rita. Always engaged with people, even in retirement, Sister quietly extended herself to help those in need.
Sister Antonella leaves her religious community, the Sisters of Mercy, and nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Edmund X. and Eugene J. Melone.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, May 9, 2014, at 11 a.m. at the Mount St Rita Chapel. Visitation will be in the Warde Room at Mount St. Rita from 9:15 to 10:50 with a Mercy Prayer Service at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Mount St. Rita Health Centre, 15 Sumner Brown Rd., Cumberland, 02864, or to the Sisters of Mercy, 15 Highland View Rd., Cumberland, RI 02864 will be appreciated.
Arrangements with JAMES J. GALLOGLY & SONS, Funeral Directors. www.galloglyfuneralhome.com
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