Angeline Theresa Cangelosi quietly passed away following a brief illness, early on All Saints Day, November 1, 2019, in Sugar Land, Texas. Born January 15, 1924 in Highbank, Texas, Angeline was the seventh child of Joseph Falsone and Frances LaBarbera Falsone. She went to a one-room school in Highbank, and graduated from Reagan High School in Reagan, Texas. In 1941, after graduating, she married Anthony Charles Cangelosi and moved to Stafford, Texas. The couple was happily married for 57 years having three children. Together, Angeline and Tony owned and operated the Cangelosi Grocery Store in Stafford until 1974. After selling the business, Angeline briefly worked at Battlesteins in Sharpestown and later in the Fort Bend ISD Tax Office.
Angeline was a devout Catholic, and a parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church for over 75 years. She was active in many church organizations including Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Holy Family Altar Society, The Saint Joseph Altar Organization, and The Golden Friendship Group, holding office in many of them. She enjoyed ceramics, bowling, doing handwork, and reading. Angeline and Tony very much enjoyed traveling, especially cruising, with friends and family.
Angeline was a warm, loving, and outgoing person who enjoyed people. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. For many years, Angeline carried on the Italian family tradition of hosting family spaghetti dinners every Sunday at which children and grandchildren were expected.
Angeline was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Frances Falsone, her husband, Tony Cangelosi, two infant children, brothers Jim, Robert, Tony, and Joe Falsone, sisters Frances Reistino, Mary Dicorte, Benetta Wenning, and Rose Denena.
She is survived by her children Antoinette Cangelosi of Sugar Land, Frances Courville (Travis) of Missouri City, and Carl Anthony Cangelosi (Judy) of Rosenberg; grandchildren Billie Medina (Lionel) of Sugar Land, Craig Courville (Ami) of Round Rock, and Kimberly Harubin (Joe) of Sugar Land; great grandchildren Joey and Madeline Harubin. She is also survived by her sister, Camella Scamardo of Bryan, Texas, as well as numerous nieces and nephews throughout Texas.
Visitation will be held Monday, November 4, 2019, from 5 to 8 pm, with a Rosary at 7 pm, at Earthman Southwest Funeral Home in Stafford, Texas. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday,
November 5, 2019, at 10:30 am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Missouri City, Texas. The principal celebrant will be Father Joy James. Following the Mass, burial will be at Forrest Park, Westheimer Blvd., in Houston.
The pallbearers will be Joe LaBarbera, John Cangelosi, III, Lionel Medina, Vincent Hargrove, Michael Falsone, James Laperouse, Robert Scamardo, and Joe Denena.
The Family suggests memorials to Holy Family Catholic Church.
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