MEOLA- Of Chelsea, October 21st, Mabel. Devoted wife of the late Cavalieri "Carl" Meola. Beloved mother of John Meola and his wife Tanya of Florida, Gerald "Skipper" meola and his wife Cindy of Salem and Lou-Anne Meola of Revere. Mother-in-Law of Eric Knight of Revere. Loving sister of the late Chelsea Firefighter George Borden, Jr., past President of Firefighters Union Local 927 and his wife Barbara Borden of Chelsea and their children Donna, Peter and Debbie. Cherished grandmother of Carla-Anne, Gerri-Lynn, Lisa-Marie, Gerald, Jr. Stephen, Jennifer-Anne, Fred-Anthony "Rocky",and Stefanie. Great grandmother of Anthony, Matthew, Halayna, Marina, David, Felicia, Geoffrey,Gianna Marie, Alanna, Nathan, Alexa, Gabby, Vincent and Gemma. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral from the Smith Funeral Home, 125 Washington Avenue, CHELSEA on Saturday, October 29th at 10 AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Rose Church, 600 Broadway, Chelsea at 11 o'clock. Visiting Hours in the Smith Funeral Home on Thursday and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
A lifelong resident of Chelsea, devoted to her family and community, Mabel at 87 years of age, passed away Friday just after noon at the Chelsea Skilled Nursing and Rehab where she had been receiving supportive care. Mabel was the Past Commander of Chelsea DAV Chapter 62 Aux, a member of Mattola VFW Post in Revere and was the first woman Alderman of Ward 5 from 1985-1987.