Anita E. (Rapallo) Tuell

Anita E. (Rapallo) Tuell of Stoneham passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 90 years of age.

Born on April 21, 1926 in Boston, Anita was the loving daughter of the late Joseph Rapallo and Elizabeth (Pecci) Rapallo. Anita was a warm, caring and funny daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who were privileged to have known her.

Anita was a beautiful and remarkable woman who was loved by all who knew her. She was undeniably funny and loved to tell a good joke or two. Her contagious laughter and personality would light up the room and everyone in it. Anita was a one in a million woman who will be extremely missed.

Anita was the beloved wife of the late Ivan Tuell. She was the devoted mother of Donna Melkonian. The cherished gram of Elisha Melkonian and Kelsey Melkonian and her fiance Shane Lusby, Anita was the dear sister of Joseph Rapallo and his wife Marjorie, Alma Giacchetto and her husband Cosmo and the late Pearl Rapallo and Elaine Waytekunas. She was also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service Celebrating Anita's Eternal Life will be held on Thursday, November 17th at 11am in the Chapel of the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St. (RT 28) STONEHAM. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend. Interment Lindenwood Cemetery, Stoneham.

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