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Margaret Colarelli Obituary
Funeral mass to be held at 10:00am Monday, August 22, 2016, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2021 W. Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904.
Margaret was born on August 9, 1930, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Vern and Helen Brewer. She graduated from Saint Louis University with a degree in psychology, and spent the majority of her working career at Colarelli Associates, Saint Louis, Missouri, a business she started and built with her husband, Nick Colarelli. Her greatest life's work, however, was that of being a wife, mother and grandmother.
In recent years, Margaret has lived in Colorado where she's enjoyed her bridge group, volunteering at her parish food pantry, her engagement in her faith community of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, being an active and founding member of the Fostering Hope Foundation, a foundation supporting fostering communities in Colorado, Milwaukee and New York. She was a fierce canasta player and enjoyed the daily New York Times crossword puzzle and Saint Louis Cardinals.
Survived by her husband of 60 years, Nick Colarelli. Children: Gina Colarelli O'Connor and husband Patrick, Angela Carron and husband David, Nick Colarelli and wife Karen, Vince Colarelli and wife Janet, Kate Colarelli Beatty and husband Chris. Grandchildren: Brian Haley and wife Rachael, Dan O'Connor, Christine O'Connor-Kennedy and husband Steve, Anna Carron, Gina Carron, Kenny O'Connor, Jon Colarelli, Maria Colarelli, Joe Colarelli, Tony Colarelli, Michaelanne Colarelli, Mark Beatty, Thomas Beatty. Great Grandchildren: Cullen Haley and Nora Haley.
She loved greatly, was greatly loved and will be missed.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be offered to:
Fostering Hope Foundation
111 S. Tejon Street
Ste 112
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Food Pantry at Sacred Heart Church
2021 W. Pikes Peak Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Memories and Condolences
for Margaret Colarelli
August 22, 2016
Nick, Karen and family,
Peace to you as you celebrate and remember the amazing life of your mom.
Love, The Laytons
Jim Kloeckener
August 22, 2016
To the Colarelli Family,
She will be missed by all of us! You all are in our thoughts and Prayers!!
Jim Kloeckener Family
Thomas Bergmann
August 22, 2016
Vince, Jan and Family: My deepest condolences on the passing of your Mom. She was a gracious, kind and sweet person who was always welcoming to friends and family. I know it will be hard in coming weeks and month but know that many of us who knew her are with you. She raised amazing children and grandchildren....proof positive that her warmth and gracious heart...live on.
August 22, 2016
Vince, very sorry about your Mom. Our thoughts and prayers to you and yours, Meg and John Langa
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Stu Whitehead
August 22, 2016
To the Colarelli family,
You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Mark Whitehead
August 21, 2016
In my thoughts and prayers. You had a terrific Mother.
Laura Compton Brandt
August 21, 2016
My sympathy and condolences to Mrs. Colarelli's family. I went to school with Gina in U. City (Hanley) and my dad worked for a time with Mr. Colarelli at University City H.S. Gina, prayers for you on your loss.
Claradell Shedd
August 19, 2016
Condolences to Margaret's family and friends. Margaret's All Saints Grade School 1943 class page:http://www.allsaintsgradeschool.com/pages/yearclass1943.html
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