Sister Carmela Melucci, 84, died Sept. 11 at St. Joseph Hall, Morristown, N.J. She had been a teacher at Paul VI High School, Haddon Township, 1976-83.
Born in Muro Lucano, Italy, Sister Carmela entered the Religious Teachers Filippini on Feb. 10, 1948. She received the religious habit on Oct. 2, 1949, and came to America soon after.
Sister Carmela was awarded a bachelor’s degree from St. John College, Cleveland, Ohio; a master’s degree from Middlebury College, Vermont; a certificate in Spanish from Trenton State College; and was a Fullbright Scholar at the University of Perugia in Italy.
Sister Carmela taught in elementary schools until 1976; in high schools 1983-92, and in colleges part-time 1992-2005. When Sister Carmela retired from teaching in 2005 she utilized her skills in sewing and in the culinary field at Villa Walsh. In 2010 Sister Carmela became a resident of St. Joseph Hall Infirmary, Villa Walsh,.
Sister Carmela is survived by her sisters, Antoinietta Lasilli, Giuseppina Melucci, Sister Incoronata Melucci, MPF, Lucia Magnifico, Dora Di Antonio; brother, Giovanni Melucci and several nieces and nephews. Family members are all residents of Italy. She is predeceased by her parents and her sisters Geraldina and Rosa Melucci and brother Antonio Melucci.
Donations in memory of Sister Carmela Melucci will be accepted to St. Joseph Hall Infirmary, c/o Sister Ascenza Tizzano, MPF, Provincial Superior, Villa Walsh, 455 Western Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960-4928.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 13, at St. Lucy Chapel, Villa Walsh, Morristown. Interment will take place following the liturgy at Ave Maria Cemetery.
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