Maxine Marinelli Obituary

BRISTOL

Maxine (Soucy) Marinelli, 96, of Bristol, widow of Nicholas R. Marinelli, died peacefully on Saturday (September 21, 2024) surrounded by her children. Maxine was born on June 11, 1928, in Bristol and was the devoted daughter of the late Fred and Rose (Gagnon) Soucy. A lifelong Bristol resident, she graduated from John J. Jennings School, Bristol High School Class of 1946, and spent her childhood summers at the home of her maternal grandmother and aunts in Eagle Lake, Maine. She was proud of her first job at Roberge Dairy in Bristol. While attending Moody's Secretarial School in New Britain she fell in love with Nick and they married at St. Ann's Church in 1948 and raised their seven children. She fostered newborns, operated a nursery school in her home, owned and operated Maxine's Package Store for 10 years before she and Nick established Marinelli's Supper Club which they operated with the family for 38 years. Many of their customers and employees became lifelong friends. She was an active and devoted parishioner of St. Gregory the Great Church since its founding in 1957. She sang in the choir, was a member and past president of the Rosary Society, served as a eucharistic minister and performed her favorite job as greeter at the 7 a.m. Sunday Mass. She was honored to be the first parish recipient of the St. Joseph Medal. Maxine enjoyed spending time with her family at Bantam Lake, she shared her husband's passion for horse racing, met monthly for lunch with her childhood girlfriends and was a devoted Yankees and UCONN women's basketball fan. Maxine is survived by her seven children: John and Jan Marinelli of Hartland, Nicolette and Michael Murphy of Old Saybrook, Zoe and Chuck Nelson of Sandisfield, MA, James and Kathleen Marinelli of Bristol, Roberta Kost of Winsted, Fred and Mary Beth Marinelli of Old Saybrook, and Carline Woods of Bristol; fourteen grandchildren; Kara St Denis, Jade Levinson, Jodi Marinelli, Jesse Marinelli, Jared Marinelli, Ann Gadwah, Bonnie Cadoret, Rose Nelson, Alison McCallum, Kimberly Kost, Paige DiTommaso, Anna Marinelli, Frederick Marinelli, Sylvia Woods and 18 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her nine-year-old brother, Robert Soucy, and son-in-law: Martin Kost. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday (September 27, 2024) at 10 a.m. at St Gregory the Great Church, 235 Maltby St, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Relatives and friends may call at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol on Thursday (September 26, 2024) between 4 and 7 p.m.. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Please visit Maxine's memorial website at www.FunkFuneralHome.com.

Maxine (Soucy) Marinelli