Carmela Cipriano was a longtime Port Washington resident and St. Peter of Alcantara parishioner, Carmela Cipriano, died peacefully on Sunday, August 14, age 93, three months after the passing of her husband, Frank Cipriano. In 2014 she and Frank left their home of sixty years on Bar Beach Road to live on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. After attending New York Medical College in Manhattan to become a nurse, she worked at what was then Nassau Hospital in Mineola, married the love of her life, and raised four daughters, Laura, Jo Ann, Linda, and Patty. Known as Milly to her family and friends, she was especially devoted to family life. She shared a close bond with her older sister, Joanna Greco, tended with care to the welfare of her parents and relatives, and placed high importance on her children’s education and learning opportunities. Carmela is survived by her daughters, eight grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am on Thursday, August 18th at St. Peter of Alcantara Catholic Church, 1327 Port Washington Blvd., Washington, NY. Burial will follow in Mount St. Mary Cemetery, 172-00 Booth Memorial Ave., Flushing, NY.
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