1177 W. 5th Avenue
Columbus Ohio 43212
St. Andrew Catholic Church
1899 McCoy Road
Columbus
, Ohio 43220
Rita Melaragno, age 83, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Her family was her life. A loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She left this earth as calmly and peacefully as she lived her life. Our hearts are heavy for we have lost the most selfless woman we have ever known. In our eyes no one will ever have half the heart that she had. We are blessed and consoled by the number of people she lives on through. Survived by beloved husband of 61 years, Ernest S. Melaragno, M.D.; children, Dave (Betsy), Dan (Paula), Beth (Tom) Stricker, Jim (Anita), Mark (Andrea), Paul (Julie), Matt (Elizabeth), Andrew (Antonietta); grandchildren, Lauren (Nelson) Taylor, Rita (J.J.) Irish, Salvatore, Danielle, Erin, Luke, Anthony, Marissa, Nick, Erica, Eleanore, Alex, Sarah, Annie, Max, Jacob, Jackie, Giacomo, Louie, Domenic and Analisa Melaragno; Ryan (Morgan), Brad (Randi), Sean and Kyle Stricker; great-grandchildren, Olivia and Gus Taylor; Vincent Irish and Declan Stricker. Brothers and sisters, Mary Buttress, Anne Salemi, Clem (Virginia) Pannella, Bob (Jeanne) Pannella; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Mary Melaragno, George (Esther) Melaragno, Henry (Dorothy) Melaragno, Ange Melaragno; numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by parents, Cuono and Mary Pannella; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Salvatore and Bambina Melaragno; brothers-in-law, Joseph Buttress, Peter Salemi, Pat Melaragno and John (Nedda) Melaragno. Friends may call Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the JOHN QUINT TREBONI FUNERAL HOME 1177 W. 5th Avenue, from 4-8 P.M. Funeral Mass 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at St. Andrew Catholic Church,1899 McCoy Road. Rev. Msgr. Stephan Moloney, V.G., Presider. Family and Friends are asked to gather at the Church for her funeral Mass. Interment will follow at the St. Joseph Cemetery 6440 South High Street, Lockbourne. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the loving care given by the staff of the Memory Care Unit at the Forum at Knightsbridge. Contributions in memory of Rita can be made to the Alzheimer Association, Central Ohio Chapter, 1379 Dublin Road, 43215. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com.