Amelia “Emily” Passarelli of Lower Makefield died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 19 at her residence. She was 85.
Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Adelina DiGiacobbe Passarelli and sister of the late Philomena Coluzzi and her husband Frederick, Nicholas Passarelli, and Louise Passarelli, and aunt of the late Arlene Ruiz.
“Aunt Em” as she was known was a surrogate mother to her vast extended family of nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews. She will be sorely missed by everyone she has loved and cared for.
She is survived by her nephews and nieces Kenneth D. Coluzzi and his wife Karen of Lower Makefield, Geraldine Cox and her husband Richard of Egg Harbor Twp., NJ, Marie Falvo and her husband Thomas from Northfield, NJ, Joanne Rinaldi and her husband Herman from Linwood NJ and Patricia Nelson and her husband Roland from Den Haag, Netherlands. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Patricia Passarelli, her 14 great nieces and nephew; Nicole Ruggeri, Renee Hanna, Tara Joyce, Michael Coluzzi, Daniel Coluzzi, David Cox, Steven Cox, Lisa Burke, Jeffrey Cox, Thomas Ruiz, Noelle Cisbani, Nicholas Falvo, Andrew Falvo and Michael Rinaldi, and also her 24 great-great nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Thursday, August 23 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass 12 Noon at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 999 Reading Ave., Yardley, PA 18966.Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham, PA.