Obituary for Mellow Joseph Marascalco
Funeral services for Mellow Joseph “Bone“ Marascalco, age 94, of Grenada, are at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 30, 2019 at St. Peter‘s Catholic Church in Grenada. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada.
A Rosary Service will be held Friday, November 29th at 7 p.m at St Peter‘s Catholic Church.
Mr. Marascalco died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Tri-Lakes Medical Center in Batesville.
He was born on July 24, 1925 in Grenada, Mississippi and was the son of the late Charles and Sarah Fertita Marascalco.
Mr. Marascalco worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement. He was a member St. Peter‘s Catholic Church. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II.
Mr. Marascalco was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Sarah Marascalco; his wife, Robbie Carpenter Marascalco; three sisters, Dona Marascalco, Rose Portera and Mary Portera; and three brothers, Joe Marascalco, Dr. Sam Marascalco and Dr. Frank Marascalco.
He is survived by two daughters, Patrice Adcock of Oxford and Gilda Richardson of Grenada; three sons, Dr. Carl Marascalco and Glen Marascalco of Grenada, and Mark Marascalco of Fairhope, Alabama; one sister, Louise Hebron of Indianola, Iowa; one brother, Dr. John Marascalco of Grenada; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, the Joe Rowland Boys Home in Grenada, French Camp Academy or the Baptist Children‘s Village.
Mortimer National Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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