Roberta Rea Mauriello (Domenico) of Malden, born April 23, 1942, to Anthony and Lucy Rea Domenico, passed away at home on Monday 12/30/24 surrounded by her family.
Beloved wife of Francis Mauriello. Loving mother of Dennis and his wife Lisa and Steven and his wife Kiera. Nonna to grandchildren Derek and his fiancé Julia Junker, Gerard, Zaden, and Nyla. Sister of Raymond Domenico and his wife JoAnne of Plattsburgh, NY. Loving aunt to many nephews and nieces. Also survived by many cousins dear to her.
Roberta was passionate about music and church. She was a well-known local soloist is many local Malden Catholic churches including St. Peter’s, Immaculate Conception, and St Joseph’s Parish. She was a choir member of St. Joseph’s Parish in Malden and she was a lifetime member of the Robert K. Love Malden High School Alumni Choral Art Society.
After being afflicted with the rare disease Scleroderma, she became the Support Group Leader of the New England Scleroderma Support Group helping many people. In 2019 she was awarded the National Support Group Volunteer of the Year. She made many friendships by helping others with the disease throughout the years.
She was a member of the Pulmonary Hypertension Support group and longtime member of Catholic Daughters of St Joseph’s.
She loved having her pasta making parties with her children and grandchildren, including friends of her grandchildren, teaching everyone how to make homemade pasta.
Family meant everything to Roberta. Everyone she touched felt her love. She lived for her family and looked forward to always spending time together.
Funeral from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Monday January 6th at 9:00am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Roberta’s life in Saint Joseph’s Church, 770 Salem Street, Malden at 10:00am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 2:00pm-6:00pm. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Roberta’s memory may be made to the Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Dr Ste 105, Danvers, MA 01923 or https://www.scleroderma.org