GREEN, RI/WORCESTER, MA- Stella D. (Sauro) Button, 92, formerly of Worcester, MA, died Tuesday, August 3 at Woodpecker Hill Healthcare Center. Her husband Daniel F. Button predeceased her in 1988. She leaves a son, Robert Button of Worcester; two daughters, Dorothy Senay of Canterbury, CT and Patricia MacNeil of Hudson, MA; eight grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. She also leaves a brother Mariano Sauro, Jr. of Orlando, FL and a sister Sarah Pignatiello of So. Windsor, CT; and many nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by a daughter, Diane Segal of Worcester in 1999; three brothers, Michael, Joseph and Frank Sauro; and five sisters, Mary Zellmer, Rose Janulewicz, Josephine Carey, Julia Sauro and Jennie Sauro.
She was born in Worcester, daughter of Mariano and Jennie (Sena) Sauro. Stella was a former member of Christ the King Church in Worcester prior to moving to Connecticut and then Rhode Island.
The funeral will be held on Friday, August 6 from CALLAHAN & FAY BROTHERS FUNERAL HOME, 61 Myrtle St., Worcester, with a Mass at 10:00 AM in Christ the King Church, 1052 Pleasant St., Worcester. Burial will follow in Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton. Visiting hours are Thursday, August 5 from 4-7 PM in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ the King Church. For directions and online condolence book, please visit www.callahanfay.com