Martha M. (Fidelie) Parise

June 20, 1921 - February 19, 2018

Martha M. (Fidelie) Parise, 96, of Baden, formerly of Rochester Twp., passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, in Villa St. Joseph, Baden. Born June 20, 1921, in Rochester, a daughter of the late Gaetano and Theresa (Paparella) Fidelie, she was a homemaker and a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Parish, Rochester, where she was a Christian Mother. She was a member of Rochester VFW Post 128 Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony “Tony” Parise, in 2001; a granddaughter, Kathleen Martin; three sisters, Mary LaValla, Josephine Anzalone and Lena Fidelie, and six brothers, Anthony “Tubby”, Carlo, Vincent, Joseph, John and James Fedele. Surviving are three daughters, Mary Angela Napoleone and her husband Mario, Sandy Hook, Conn.; Theresa Stickler and her husband John, Franklin, Tenn., and Phyllis Simon and her husband Thomas, Center Twp.; a son, Dr. Frank Parise and his wife Marsha, Chippewa Twp.; eight grandchildren, Terri Hamilton, Debbie Cawley, John Stickler, Christine Fitzgerald, Amy Edge, Erin Dulak, Anna and Anthony Parise; nine great-grandchildren, Samantha Alberto and her husband Christopher, Tyler and Justin Hamilton, Theodore Martin, Abigail and Jack Stickler, Aidan and Aleena Edge, and Carter Dulak; a special friend, Phyllis Moore, and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester Twp. Entombment will be in St. Cecilia Mausoleum. A Christian wake service will be held Friday at 3:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to Villa St. Joseph Benevolent Fund, 1030 W. State St., Baden, PA 15005, or St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, 628 Virginia Ave., Rochester, PA 15074.