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Mary Pellegrino
April 26, 2017

Obituary

SHREWSBURY- Mrs. Mary C. (Granieri) Pellegrino, 89, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side.

Mary was born on September 24, 1927 in Celico, Cosenza Italy a daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Mele) Granieri. She was the loving wife of sixty years to the late Anthony T. Pellegrino who passed on October 24, 2008.

Born in Italy, Mary came to the States with her family in 1937 at the age of ten settling in Worcester. She received her education through the Worcester schools.

She worked at Come Play Products for many years as an assembler and then later just up until her retirement in the Shrewsbury school system helping in the cafeteria.

Mary married her late husband Anthony on October 9, 1948 and became a devoted wife and mother in every sense of the words. She loved to make Italian cookies and cook her many loved recipes. She was a parishioner of St Ann Church in Shrewsbury.

The Pellegrino family would like to thank Dr Ursula Collinson and Dr Dimitrios Angelis for the excellent care and compassion they provided Mary through her illnesses.

Mary was pre-deceased by her son in law, Rob Ballarino.

She is survived by her daughters, Rita Pellegrino and Mary Ballarino; two brothers in law, Robert Pellegrino, Peter Pellegrino and his wife Diane; three sisters in law, Dorothy Palermo and her husband Anthony, Frances Pellegrino, and Annette Pellegrino; her special nieces and nephews who helped and cared for her, Janice Hinson, Donnie Pellegrino and his wife Debbie, Tom Pellegrino; and several other nieces and nephews.

Her funeral will take place on Monday May 1st at FAZIO FUNERAL HOME, 9 Branch St Worcester. A funeral mass will follow at St Anne’s Church, 130 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury, Ma. at 10:00am. Internment will be in St John’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Sunday, April 30th from 2:00 to 5:00pm at the Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made in Mary’s memory to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St. Floor 1 Framingham, Ma. 01701. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Louis M. Fazio Jr. and Louis M. Fazio III, for directions and to express your condolences please visit www.faziofuneralhome.com

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