GLOUCESTER: Margaret E. (White) Amero, 86, died Friday, December 4, 2009 at her home. She was the loving wife of Joseph F. Amero, Sr. with whom she shared sixty-eight years of marriage.
Born in Gloucester on March 18, 1923 she was the daughter of the late William E. and Mary (Perry) White. She graduated from St Ann High School and had a special love for writing poetry which she shared with her granddaughter Sophia. Margie was a homemaker and the most wonderful, loving mother. She worked for many years at several local hotels, Spruce Manor, Captain’s Lodge, the Atlantis and Sandy Bay Motor Inn. Margie was an avid Boston Red Sox fan who never gave up on her team even though they traded Nomar Garciaparra. Margie loved to visit with friends and never, ever complained about anything. She was always happy, and always smiling. She never met a person who wasn’t “cute, adorable, handsome or beautiful”. She enjoyed reading, cooking and baking, writing letters to her brothers and sister and visiting Las Vegas with her husband and family. She loved her grandchildren more than anything in the world and she will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Gordon Jellow of Georgetown and Gemma and Neil Flavin of Rockport; two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph, Jr. and Andrea Amero and James and Beverly Amero all of Gloucester; eight beloved grandchildren, Kim Amero of Gloucester, Nadine Marcheterre of Newburyport, Jamie Amero of Essex, Timothy Jellow of Georgetown, Adam Amero of Hamilton, Nicole Jellow of Nashua, NH and special granddaughters Molly Amero of Gloucester and Sophia Grausam of Rockport….her “baby girls” and several great-grandchildren, Jason Amero, Nichole Mitchell, Anna and Julia Marcheterre, Brendan and Katie Jellow and Megan and Sydney Amero. She is also survived by her favorite Aunt, Julia Murray of Gloucester; her beloved brothers, James R. White of Easton, PA and Everett C. “Lindy” and his wife, Barbara White of Blossburg, PA; a sister, Yvonne and her husband, Michael Blackwell of Honolulu, HI; three sisters-in-law, Joanne and her husband, James Borden of Abington, Barbara Amero and Elenor Amero, both of Gloucester and many nieces, nephews. Special friends, Evelyn Nelson, Andrew Phillips and “Shiny” Raynee Burnham, who have all taken care of Margie during her illness and have added countless hours of joy, comfort, laughter and song to her world. She was also predeceased by her brother, William E. White, her sister, Priscilla Newman, three brothers-in-law, Warren “Hop” Newman, John Amero and Leo Amero and a sister-in-law, Janice and her husband, John Costoplus.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday in the Holy Family Parish, St. Ann Church, Gloucester at 9 a.m. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday in the Pike-Grondin Funeral Home, 61 Middle Street, Gloucester from 5 – 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. Expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Interment will be held in the Beechbrook Cemetery, W. Gloucester.