MaryEllen, wife of the late Richard Crites, mother of Tim Crites and his wife Kathy, Sheila Hillman, and Michael Crites, and grandmother of Megan and Haley Crites.
She was a 30 year member of St. Vincent de Paul, where she was a Eucharistic Minister, and volunteered with Mercy South Hospital.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at 6:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 222 S. Church St. #336M, Charlotte, NC 28202.