Carmella Morelli
Carmella Morelli (nee Tenuta), age 96, of LaGrange Park, former resident of Berwyn for 52 years. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Morelli for a great 57 years. Loving mother of Maria M. (Clark) Carter and Kathleen Ivanelli. Devoted grandmother of Christopher (Dana) Carter, Jennifer Ivanelli, Carolyn (Rick) Arnold, and Carl III (Amanda) Ivanelli. Cherished great-grandmother of Zachary, Matthew, Scott, Kelsey, Giada, Francesca, Gino, Carl IV, Lucca, and Brunello. Dear sister of Ida Ruffolo, John Tenuta, the late Julia Covelli, and the late Frederick Tenuta. Beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews. Fond friend of many. Visitation 3pm to 9pm Friday, August 10, 2018 at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Meet at Funeral Home 9:15am Saturday, August 11th for prayers and procession to St. Francis Xavier Church, LaGrange for 10am Mass. Interment to follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas Hospice at P.O. Box 130, Hinsdale, IL 60522. Funeral Info: (708) 352-6500
In the year 1967, I was with Maria Morelli (Carter) and her husband Clark Carter when they took me to see the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. To this day, I never forgot that good time and the kindness that they showed to me. I was always a person who had a hard time expressing my feelings. I wish over the years, that I would have been more of a man and kept in touch with Maria and Kathy Morelli and their mother Carmella and her husband Tony, who used to call me cement head when I was a child. Julia Covelli was one of Carmella’s sisters and Julia was my grandmother. I even remember the time when Maria and Kathy Morelli too me shopping at a store in the Chicago area one night in the mid to late 1960s. I remember so many things. It would be great to see Maria and Kathy again.