Irene V. Spinelli

Dover – Irene V. Spinelli, 97, died Saturday March 17, 2012 at St. Ann Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after a brief illness with her son at her side.

Born in Dover April 5, 1914 the daughter of Joseph and Mary Ellen (Cummisky) Marcotte. She had lived in Lexington, MA for 30 year and returned to Dover in 1975.

Irene was a member of St. Mary Church.

She is survived by a son Michael J. Spinelli and his wife Patti of Dover, a granddaughter Heather Darois and husband Matthew, a great-grandson Michael all of Newmarket, her step grandchildren Dana Watford, Michael Carrabba, Tina Carrabba and nieces and nephews.

She a Gold Star other having lost a son PFC Anthony Spinelli, USMC, and was also was predeceased by her husband Michael Spinelli who died in 1981,her sisters Evelyn O’Kane, Helen Marcotte, Leonie Marcello and Alice Plaisted, and her brothers James Marcotte, Joseph Marcotte, Roy Marcotte and Daniel Marcotte.

Friends are invited to call Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Tasker Funeral Home. 621 Central Ave.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Parish of the Assumption, St. Mary Church, corner of Chestnut & Third Sts. with Rev. Don McAllister as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery.

The family wishes to thank Rev. Don McAllister and the staff at St. Ann’s for the wonderful care given Irene.