FILOMENA GINNETTI CONNELL "Phyl"(Age 99)
Of Ft. Belvoir, VA died September 13, 2016 in Falls Church, VA. She was the wife of the late CWO4 Thomas F. Connell. Born on April 10, 1917 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Venanzio and Giovannina (Arquilla) Ginnetti. After graduating from Waupaca High School, she worked in Waupaca for 10 years before joining the US State Department in the Embassy in Rome in 1945. After their marriage at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican in 1951, she and her family lived in Warsaw, Poland; Lisbon, Portugal; Beirut, Lebanon; Vienna, Austria, and for many years in Arlington, VA. Since 1990 she had been living at the Fairfax retirement community in Ft. Belvoir where she thrived and was very well looked after. She is survived by her son Charles Connell and his wife Michelle Proulx, Darien, CT, her grandchildren, Daniel and Gerianne Connell, and her sister, Yolanda Perry, Waupaca. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Rosina Ginnetti. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 23, 2016, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria. Burial at Arlington Cemetery will be private at a later date. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Community Director, Cantwell Hall, 4200 South 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054. Condolences may be expressed at
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com
Funeral Home
Murphy Funeral Homes
1102 West Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 533-0341
Published in The Washington Post on Sept. 18, 2016.
Of Ft. Belvoir, VA died September 13, 2016 in Falls Church, VA. She was the wife of the late CWO4 Thomas F. Connell. Born on April 10, 1917 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Venanzio and Giovannina (Arquilla) Ginnetti. After graduating from Waupaca High School, she worked in Waupaca for 10 years before joining the US State Department in the Embassy in Rome in 1945. After their marriage at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican in 1951, she and her family lived in Warsaw, Poland; Lisbon, Portugal; Beirut, Lebanon; Vienna, Austria, and for many years in Arlington, VA. Since 1990 she had been living at the Fairfax retirement community in Ft. Belvoir where she thrived and was very well looked after. She is survived by her son Charles Connell and his wife Michelle Proulx, Darien, CT, her grandchildren, Daniel and Gerianne Connell, and her sister, Yolanda Perry, Waupaca. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Rosina Ginnetti. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 23, 2016, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria. Burial at Arlington Cemetery will be private at a later date. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Community Director, Cantwell Hall, 4200 South 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054. Condolences may be expressed at
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com
Funeral Home
Murphy Funeral Homes
1102 West Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 533-0341
Published in The Washington Post on Sept. 18, 2016.
FILOMENA GINNETTI CONNELL "Phyl"(Age 99)
Of Ft. Belvoir, VA died September 13, 2016 in Falls Church, VA. She was the wife of the late CWO4 Thomas F. Connell. Born on April 10, 1917 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Venanzio and Giovannina (Arquilla) Ginnetti. After graduating from Waupaca High School, she worked in Waupaca for 10 years before joining the US State Department in the Embassy in Rome in 1945. After their marriage at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican in 1951, she and her family lived in Warsaw, Poland; Lisbon, Portugal; Beirut, Lebanon; Vienna, Austria, and for many years in Arlington, VA. Since 1990 she had been living at the Fairfax retirement community in Ft. Belvoir where she thrived and was very well looked after. She is survived by her son Charles Connell and his wife Michelle Proulx, Darien, CT, her grandchildren, Daniel and Gerianne Connell, and her sister, Yolanda Perry, Waupaca. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Rosina Ginnetti. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 23, 2016, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria. Burial at Arlington Cemetery will be private at a later date. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Community Director, Cantwell Hall, 4200 South 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054. Condolences may be expressed at
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com
Funeral Home
Murphy Funeral Homes
1102 West Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 533-0341
Published in The Washington Post on Sept. 18, 2016.
Of Ft. Belvoir, VA died September 13, 2016 in Falls Church, VA. She was the wife of the late CWO4 Thomas F. Connell. Born on April 10, 1917 in Waupaca, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Venanzio and Giovannina (Arquilla) Ginnetti. After graduating from Waupaca High School, she worked in Waupaca for 10 years before joining the US State Department in the Embassy in Rome in 1945. After their marriage at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican in 1951, she and her family lived in Warsaw, Poland; Lisbon, Portugal; Beirut, Lebanon; Vienna, Austria, and for many years in Arlington, VA. Since 1990 she had been living at the Fairfax retirement community in Ft. Belvoir where she thrived and was very well looked after. She is survived by her son Charles Connell and his wife Michelle Proulx, Darien, CT, her grandchildren, Daniel and Gerianne Connell, and her sister, Yolanda Perry, Waupaca. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Rosina Ginnetti. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 23, 2016, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 8710 Mount Vernon Hwy, Alexandria. Burial at Arlington Cemetery will be private at a later date. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial donations may be made to the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Community Director, Cantwell Hall, 4200 South 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048-5054. Condolences may be expressed at
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com
Funeral Home
Murphy Funeral Homes
1102 West Broad Street Falls Church, VA 22046
(703) 533-0341
Published in The Washington Post on Sept. 18, 2016.
Gravesite Details
Interment November 2, 2016
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
