Born in Marlborough, the daughter of the late Lena (Taft) Brown, Mrs. Marinelli was the wife of the late James V. Marinelli, to whom she had been married for 69 years at the time his death in 2008.
A graduate of Marlborough High School, class of 1936, she had been employed as an administrative secretary in charge of contracts at the Raytheon Corporation in Wayland until her retirement in 1981.She had also been employed during wartime at the former Diamond Shoe, Marlborough, where she made shoes for the Army and Navy.
While residing in Sarasota, Fla., from 1989-2002, Mrs. Marinelli was a member of St. Michael’s Parish and Guild Association. She had been a longtime member of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Marlborough, St. Jude’s Guild, and the Ace of Clubs. She also enjoyed knitting and crocheting, as well as the time spent with her large family.
She is survived by her children, Paul Marinelli and his wife Marilyn of Grantham, N.H., Peter Marinelli and his wife Diane of Ashland, Joseph Marinelli and his wife Laurinda of Hudson, and Jayne Rogers and her husband Harry of Satellite Beach, Fla.; her nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 4-7 p.m., at the Slattery Funeral Home, Inc., 40 Pleasant St., Marlborough. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m., at the Immaculate Conception Church, 11 Prospect St., Marlborough. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson Street, Marlborough.
Donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
