Margaret N. Marchelos, age 86, of Biloxi, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017.
Margaret was born on September 17, 1930. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alexander and Rose C. Vanacore; husband, Charles Marchelos; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews of the Vanacore and Dirago families of New York State.
Survivors include her brother, Al (Anne) Vanacore of Cornwall, NY; sister, Arlene (Walter) Vanacore of Marlboro, NY; sister, Rosemarie Vanacore of Biloxi, MS; lifelong friend, Susan Senseney of Biloxi, MS; daughter, Louann (Dr. Bruce) Croft of Boston, MA; daughter, Josephine (Sergio) Otaequi of Marlboro, NY; son, Anthony (Ricki) Mazella of Marlboro, NY; ten grandchildren all of New York and Massachusetts; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins in New York; and the Senseney family in Mississippi.
Margaret’s family would like to thank the nursing staff and the physicians at Ocean Springs Hospital for their care and compassion during her stay. We too, would like to thank the CNAs, nurses and staff at the Ocean Springs Nursing Home for their kindness and care over the past year.
Visitation will be held at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi, MS on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 from 9:00 am until service time and Rosary at 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.