Pawtucket – Christine M. (McKenna) Marcello, 57, of Bloomfield Street, died Monday, June 11, 2018, at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Douglas Marcello. Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Charles V. McKenna and Mary (Jowett) McKenna-Cavallaro, she had lived in Pawtucket for the past twenty-five years. Mrs. Marcello had worked as a case worker for the Department of Children, Youth and Families, and for the Department of Human Services Office of Rehabilitation Services, assisting visually impaired children, before her retirement. She was a graduate of Rhode Island College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree. She is survived by two sisters, Donna M. Ertl of Lincoln, and Gail A. McKenna of Warwick; three brothers, Michael K. McKenna of Cranston, Robert J. McKenna of Delray, West Virginia, and Paul S. McKenna of Lincoln; and her eleven nieces and nephews, Jill, Mark, Paul, Janelle, Monica, Katie, David, Meredith, Derek, Ashley and Amber. She was the sister of the late Charles V. McKenna, Jr. Her funeral will be celebrated Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in Bellows Funeral Chapel, 160 River Road, Lincoln. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence. Relatives and friends are invited, and may call prior to the service from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse, N.Y. 13220-3049, or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 15829, Arlington, VA 22215, would be appreciated. Donations may be made to: American Heart Association P.O. Box 3049, Syracuse NY 13220-3049 Web: www.heart.org American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 15829, Arlington VA 22215 Web: www.diabetes.org/donate/
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Christine McKenna Marcello May 4 1961 June 11 2018 (age 57). D.W. Bellows Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Pawtucket, state: Rhode Island