1924
Margaret
2016
Margaret Irene Fanciullo
June 18, 1924 — January 16, 2016
Walla Walla
Margaret Fanciullo, longtime Walla
Walla resident, passed away on Jan. 13,
2016, at Providence St. Mary Medical
Center. She was 92.
Margaret was born in Bloomington, Ill., on June 18, 1924, to Lillian and Henry T. Hiller. Henry died in 1934, and Lillian remarried as Lillian Ennis. She died in 1959. Margaret had one sibling, Mary Agnes Knell.
Margaret and her family moved to Pomeroy where her family farmed for several years. She and her family later moved to Walla Walla, where she attended St. Vincent’s Academy.
On May 21, 1949, Margaret married Art James Fanciullo. On Dec. 26, 1949, Margaret gave birth to their daughter, Margie Fanciullo Douglas. Art passed away on Aug. 11, 1995. Margaret was an impeccable wife and mother who assisted Art with the family farm.
Later in life, Margaret worked outside of the home, first for Whitman College then Walla Walla Produce. She ended her career after 31 years of service at Country Companies Financial, retiring in 2014.
She also loved assisting her daughter Margie with classroom projects and children in need. They adopted a family each Christmas to give to those less fortunate.
Margaret is survived by her daughter, Margie Douglas; and many nieces and nephews.
Viewing and visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, from 4 – 6 p.m., followed by the recitation of the Rosary by Sister Helen Mason at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held at St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at 11 a.m., officiated by Father David Gaines. Interment will follow at the Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens, College Place.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Margaret Fanciullo Scholarship Fund through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
Margaret was born in Bloomington, Ill., on June 18, 1924, to Lillian and Henry T. Hiller. Henry died in 1934, and Lillian remarried as Lillian Ennis. She died in 1959. Margaret had one sibling, Mary Agnes Knell.
Margaret and her family moved to Pomeroy where her family farmed for several years. She and her family later moved to Walla Walla, where she attended St. Vincent’s Academy.
On May 21, 1949, Margaret married Art James Fanciullo. On Dec. 26, 1949, Margaret gave birth to their daughter, Margie Fanciullo Douglas. Art passed away on Aug. 11, 1995. Margaret was an impeccable wife and mother who assisted Art with the family farm.
Later in life, Margaret worked outside of the home, first for Whitman College then Walla Walla Produce. She ended her career after 31 years of service at Country Companies Financial, retiring in 2014.
She also loved assisting her daughter Margie with classroom projects and children in need. They adopted a family each Christmas to give to those less fortunate.
Margaret is survived by her daughter, Margie Douglas; and many nieces and nephews.
Viewing and visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, from 4 – 6 p.m., followed by the recitation of the Rosary by Sister Helen Mason at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held at St. Patrick’s Church on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at 11 a.m., officiated by Father David Gaines. Interment will follow at the Blue Mountain Memorial Gardens, College Place.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Margaret Fanciullo Scholarship Fund through the Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
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