Rose Ann (Tantillo) Mele

Rose Ann Mele, 97, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at Bishop Drumm Retirement Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, June 4, 2012, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, with burial following at Glendale Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a prayer service at 6 p.m., Sunday, June 3, at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street.

Rose was born November 6, 1914, in Hammond, Louisiana, to Joseph and Beatrice Tantillo. She graduated from Lincoln High School and worked for the state of Iowa for over 50 years. She enjoyed genealogy and loved putting peoples’ lives back together. She was a hard worker, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who loved cooking and caring for her family as she taught them strong family values. In later life, Rose enjoyed bingo and poker machines.

Rose is survived by her sons, Vic and Joe, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and sister, Catherine Jackovich. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent Mele, and siblings, Cheto, Joe, Vic, and Irene Tantillo.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony’s for masses.

Online condolences may be sent at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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