Obituary of Rose Mary Tripodi

TRIPODI Rose Mary (Delegram), 66, Culpeper, Va., formerly of Cresson, died April 17, 2014, at home. Born June 13, 1947, in Gallitzin, daughter of the late Peter P. Sr. and Rosanna L. (Myers) Delegram. Survived by sons, Antonio James T.J., Phoenix, Ariz.; Justin (Monica), Crowley, Texas; and Carmen (Elizabeth), Tempe, Ariz.; and granddaughters, Chloe and Ava Tripodi, Crowley, Texas. Sister of Margaret (James) McCloskey, Cresson; Peter (Michelle) Delegram, Belton, Texas; Virginia Mullins, Culpeper, Va.; Pat (Maureen) Delegram, Cresson; and Theresa Alhmad, Culpeper, Va. Also survived by nieces, Renee Gressley; Melissa Mullins; Amy Blanketship; and Laura, Amanda and Alyssa Delegram; nephews, Jamie McCloskey, Josh Delegram and Sammy and Randy Alhmad; aunts, Millie (Al) Sorichetti, Cresson; Joan Trovato, Somerset; and Peggy Krise, Akron, Ohio; and numerous cousins. Formerly employed as an administrative assistant in the library of Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, and as a supervisor with the Phoenix Juvenile Services Department. Friends received from 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at Charles M. Kennedy Funeral Home, Cresson, where vigil for the deceased will be held. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the Rev. Leo F. Arnone. Committal, church cemetery.