Death Notices

MELKO, MARGUERITE, RITA

From West Collingswood Heights, passed at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, NJ on January 1.
Her philosophy was to overcome obstacles and achieve the most you can in life with determination. This has had a great influence on her children.
Her career\’s spanned decades of diversity. As a young woman, she worked at RCA in Camden and received many awards from David Sarnoff. She later worked at Schaevitz Engineering where she contributed to the building of the \’Compton\’ which guided John Glenn in orbit. She later had the opportunity to meet John Glenn in Chicago. She was a frequent volunteer for the Girl Scouts and Red Cross of Camden County.
Marguerite was an advocate for the Camden Diocese. She was a fund raiser for the building of the Sacred Heart Church in Mount Ephraim, NJ that also included the rectory, convent and school. These skills she replicated in the building of Holy Maternity Church and rectory. She remains a member of the Holy Maternity Church in Audubon, NJ.
At the age of 50, she was determined to complete her diploma as a full time student at Camden County Vocational High School. Upon graduation, she continued her studies at the Collegiate level. She was a consummate advocate of advanced education that she instilled in her children.
She will be lovingly remembered and admired by her son, Michael James Melko Jr. of Chicago, daughter Carol Joyce Stefanon, of Middletown and granddaughter, Jennifer Marguerite Stefanon, of Boston, MA. She is predeceased by her husband Michael James Melko, Sr.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate her life at Holy Maternity Church, Nicholson Rd, Audubon, NJ Saturday, January 6. Viewing at 9:45-10:45am, followed by Mass of Christian Burial, 11:00am at the church. Interment to take place at New St. Marys Cemetery, Bellmawr, N.J.Arrangements by
MAHAFFEY-MILANO FUNERAL HOME, Mt. Ephraim, NJ.
Expressions of Sympathy & Condolences may be sent to: www.milanofuneralhome.com