Gloria Marilyn (Rawding) Antonelli
Marriages
Paul Antonelli
Married 69 years
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 7C - October 2, 2022
Gloria Marilyn (Rawding)
Antonelli passed away on
September 9, 2022 in Salt
Lake City, UT surrounded
by her family. She was
born on January 11, 1932
in Berwick, Nova Scotia
to William and Amelia
Horatio (Burton) Rawding.
She preferred to be called
Marilyn.
When Marilyn was 11,
her father was serving in
the Canadian Army during
World War II. While he
was in the service, she, her
mother and two siblings moved from their hometown of
Waterville, Nova Scotia to Medford, Massachusetts to be
closer with other family members. Her father joined them
in Massachusetts following the war.
Marilyn graduated from Medford High School in 1949,
and subsequently received training as a nurse at the
Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts.
While in nursing school, she was introduced to a
handsome young man who was serving in the Air Force.
She and Paul Antonelli fell deeply in love and married
when Marilyn was 20 years old. They were married for
69 years.
Marilyn and Paul raised five children in Amherst, New
Hampshire. She was a fantastic wife, homemaker and
mother. She supported her children by being active in the
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and in the Parent-Teacher
Association (PTA). She taught them how to swim in the
lakes, took them to Hampton Beach to frolic in the sand,
and attended their sporting events. She would always
make their favorite meals on their birthdays. During the
summer months, she loved to drive to Canada with her
children to visit relatives.
Marilyn worked as a registered nurse as often as possible
to take care of the elderly in their homes, or pediatric
patients at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. She
was a very compassionate person who would reach out to
others in need of love and support. She opened her home
to a deaf nephew and taught her children to be open to
diversity and helping others who are less fortunate.
Marilyn was a member of the choir at the First
Congregational Church in Amherst, New Hampshire.
She and her friend opened a second-hand clothing store
called “Just for Teens.” It was located on the Milford
Oval and specialized in gently used clothing and sporting
equipment. She loved to play golf and once scored a holein-one. She was an avid bridge player and achieved Silver
Life Master status.
In retirement, Marilyn and Paul enjoyed traveling in
their RV to visit their children, and to see many of the
states in the US and Mexico. In 2002, they moved to
Grand Junction, Colorado to be closer to family. She was
active in the bridge circles, and he enjoyed playing poker
with his friends.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her husband, Paul,
her parents, and her brother (Burton Rawding). She is
survived by her older sister, Edith Brammer, and her
five children: Nancy (Alan) Galbreath, Paul Antonelli,
Kristine (Torbjorn) Karlsen, Stephen (Michelle) Antonelli,
and Norma (David) West. She is also survived by her 9
grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Marilyn’s family would like to thank the staff at The
Ridge Senior Living Center in Salt Lake City, and Aspen
Ridge in Grand Junction for their compassionate care. Her
family is very appreciative of her hospice care team from
Canyons Home Health and Hospice, as well as HopeWest
Hospice.
A Memorial Service will be held at Callahan-Edfast
in Grand Junction on Monday, October 10, 2022 at 11
a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to HopeWest
Hospice in Grand Junction, Colorado.
