Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday for Rose Santell, Sharon, Pa., who passed away peacefully at 7:25 p.m. on Tuesday (12-23-08) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 90.
Mrs. Santell was born October 4, 1918 in Palinudo, Italy, a daughter of Peitro Arcuri and Maria Elia.
She began her education in Italy and after immigrating to the United States she attended Farrell schools .
Mrs. Santell was a homemaker.
Her husband, Fred R. Santell, whom she married on June 24,1939 passed away Februrary 25, 1999.
She is survived by her two daughters, Caroline Zarella and her husband, Anthony, and Beverly A. Evans-Bendickson and her husband, Roy, Sharpsville, Pa., a son, Frederick J. Santell and his wife, Marilyn, Cortland, OH.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Sue Elia and an infant sister Maria Arcuri; four brothers, Tony, Ralph, and Jack Arcuri and an infant brother, also named Ralph Arcuri; seven grandchildren, Lisa Ann Zarella, Tina Marie Pellis and her husband Domonic Pellis Jr., Tony Zarella, Stephanie Sutton and her husband Jason Sutton, Sarah DeKreek and her husband Criss DeKreek, Laura and Victoria Evans, and 8 great grandchildren, Jacquelin Rose Pellis, Morgan Marie Pellis, Colton Anthony Pellis, Colette Joan Sutton, Cesily Evans Sutton, Luke Gregory Sutton, and Sullivan Rose DeKreek, and Emerson McKay DeKreek.
Calling Hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (12-29-08) in the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. 1090 East State Street in Sharon.
Services: Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (12-30-08) in Our Lady of Fatima Church, with Rev. Salvatore P. Mitchell retired priest as celebrant.
Interment: St. Anthony's Cemetery, Hermitage.