Barbara A. (Gemelli) Nado, 94, of Walpole died January 13 in the Harrington House in Walpole. She was the wife of the late Frank Nado.
Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, June 16, 1916, the daughter of the late Foch and Veronica (Caruso) Gemelli, Mrs. Nado had lived in Walpole for many years.
Mrs. Nado had been a payroll clerk at Factory Mutual Company in Norwood for 10 years before retiring.
She loved to sew and to knit.
She is survived by her children, Frank Nado and his wife Marjorie of Walpole and Barbara A. O’Brien and her husband Andrew of Wakefield, New Hampshire.
She is also survived by her brother, Dominic Jemella of Fort Meyers, Florida.
She was the sister of the late Frank Gemelli of Acton, Maine, Joseph Gemelli of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Theresa Anello of Ellicott City, Maryland and Mary Corso of Hingham.
She is also survived by her grandchildren,Kenneth Nado and his wife Barbara of Attleboro, David Nado of Foxboro, Marjorie Ducharme and her husband George of Norfolk, Barbara Parsons and her husband Scott of Wakefield, New Hampshire, Andrew O’Brien and his wife Dianne of North Andover and Thomas O’Brien of Charlestown, and 9 great-grandchildren.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 18 in Blessed Sacrament Church at 11:00 a.m.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Norwood.
Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 9:00-10:30 in the Ginley Funeral Home, 892 Main St. in Walpole.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Tufts Medical Center Macular Degeneration Research, Dr. Johanna M. Seddon, 800 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111.