Obituary of Ramona M. Capelli

Ramona Marie Capelli, ( nee Alessandrini) 79, of Hammonton passed from this earth to join those who have gone before her on January 19, 2017 following a brave six year battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her parents, Rose (Geneva) and Lou Alessandrini and her older brothers, Louis and James. She is survived by her husband Gayton, daughter Janice Eggie, son-in-law Jake Eggie and granddaughters Olivia Rose Eggie and Angela Joan Eggie, who were the apples of her eye, of Marmora, sons David, at home and Chip of Provincetown MA. Also surviving is her sister, Paula Weisbecker of Hammonton and brother Joseph of Fairfield Glen TN as well as a multitude of nieces and nephews "by blood and by love." She was born in Williamstown but moved to Hammonton with her family at an early age. She graduated from St. Joseph's in Hammonton in 1955 (in a class of 23 kids, as she liked to say) and worked a variety of retail jobs until her marriage in 1959. She was a stay-at-home mom and volunteered at St. Joe while her children were enrolled. A friend once called her the "perfect St. Joe mom." Over her life she enjoyed a variety of activities including bowling and bingo. She enjoyed shopping, playing slot machines, cooking for her family and decorating her home for the holidays. She loved watching Survivor and talking about the results with her granddaughters. She had a love-hate relationship with the Phillies, but you could find her watching a game on her porch most summer nights. The family would like to thank the "angels on earth" at the Nazha Cancer Center, Drs. Dalzell, May and Nazha and the staff of Compassionate Care Hospice, especially Geisel and Suzanne. Visitation will be at 10am Saturday, January 28, 2017 followed by a celebration of Mona's life, 11:00am at the Carnesale Funeral Home ,202 S 3rd St, Hammonton, NJ 08037. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Mona's memory to the PANDAS Network, 655 Oak Grove Avenue #1373, Menlo Park, CA 94026 or at PANDASNetwork.org/donate.