Adeline J. (Mariani) Barrett, 89, of Walpole died April 17 at the home of her daughter in Whitman following a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Barrett who died in 2010.
Born in Walpole, February 16, 1923, the daughter of the late Alfonso and Berardina (Grossi) Mariani, Mrs. Barrett was a lifelong Walpole resident.
Mrs. Barrett was a graduate of Walpole High School.
A homemaker, her greatest joy was raising her family.
She was an avid gardener, and she loved to read the Bible and watch Mother Angelica on television.
She is survived by her children Robert J. Barrett and his wife Deborah of Marshfield, Stephen J. Barrett and his wife Karen of Elon, NC. Elizabeth Barrett Brown and her fiancé Guy Thompson of Whitman and Daniel J. Barrett and his fiancé Gail Gordon of Lynn.
She is also survived by her siblings, Joseph Mariani of Arizona, David Mariani, Catherine Clark and Lucy Fay of Walpole, Jean McCarthy of Florida, and Connie Salamone of Needham. She was the sister of the late Angie Capone, Annie Manty, Josephine Schultz and Theresa Clark.
She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Her funeral will be held on Saturday April 21 from the Ginley Funeral Home 892 Main St. Walpole at 9:15 followed by a funeral mass in Blessed Sacrament Church at 10:00
Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery South Walpole.
Visiting hours will be on Friday from 5-8.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association of Massachusetts 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472.
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