Michael Mandarelli
July 30, 1920 — January 29, 2016
Michael Mandarelli, 95, of Newport passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at Carolina East Medical Center.
A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held at 4:00 pm Saturday July 30, 2016 on the shore at Bayview Cemetery in Mill Creek.
The Family welcomed visitors for a gathering of music and fellowship in his honor from 3:00-5:00 pm Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Mt Pleasant Freewill Baptist Church in Mill Creek.
Ms. Irene welcomes visits anytime at Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehab in Havelock.
Mike was born on July 30 1920, in Providence Rhode Island. A Jack of all trades but an especially good Mechanic, Mike joined the US Army in Sept, 1940. He had several duty stations prior to being shipped in Feb 1944 to the Pacific and serving until the end of WW II, Nov 11, 1945. In Jan 1943 he was sent for a 6 week duty station in Morehead City, NC that changed his single life forever...he met his soul mate, Irene Jones. They married and started their long journey together. In 1982, after almost 40 years up North (RI), he and Irene retired to her home in North Carolina, were they have lived happily together for 33 years.
Mike was truly ONE of a Kind! He had only TWO speeds Fast and Faster. He loved to work and he never had an idle moment. He loved his family and was always ready to help...whether you wanted it or not. He was always there.
A loving, caring, Husband, Father, Granddaddy, Great Grand Daddy, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, In-law, Out-Law and a Genuine Friend to all that knew him.
Mike is survived by his wife of 72 years, Irene Jones Mandarelli; two daughters, Janet Pecorelli and husband Richard of Providence, RI and Debra Peloffy and Husband Andre of Morehead City; four grandchildren, Kristen Robinson and husband Franklin of West Hartford, CT, Matthew Pecorelli and wife Rebecca of Chicago Ill, Tara Meissner and husband Robert of Laguna Niguel, CA and Lia Barfield and husband Marcus, of Las Vegas; also five great-grandchildren, Franklin, Jonathon, Brooks, Tessa, and Zander; two brothers, Rinaldo Mandarelli and Roger Mandarelli and wife Joyce; three sisters, Helen Rose, Nancy Garafano and Carol Lisi and husband Benedetto all of Rhode Island.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luigi and Francesca Sinapi Mandarelli; two brothers, Alfredo Mandarelli and Raymond Mandarelli; and sister, Mary Delmonica.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Association, PO Box 96011, Washington DC 20090-6011.