Obituaries

Angelina 'Ange' Perna; 89; Christ Church Nursery School Teacher

Calling hours will be held Tuesday, March 18, with the funeral scheduled for Wednesday, March 19.


Angelina "Ange" Perna, a lifelong Greenwich resident, passed away at home in Cos Cob on March 13, 2014. She was 89.

In addition to being a homemaker, Ange was a nursery school teacher at Christ Church Greenwich, and an enthusiastic volunteer at Greenwich Hospital.

Mrs. Perna is survived by a daughter Jane, sons Joseph and Michael; brothers Anthony Meringolo and Frank Meringolo; sisters, Phoebe Zagorianos and Elaine Kalata; daughters-in-law Constance and Joanie, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was the widow of Albert "Herb" Perna, who died a year ago. She also was predeceased by her sister Josephine Lynch.

Friends may call at the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 31 Arch St.,  Greenwich on Tuesday, March 18 from 4 and 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Agnes Church, Greenwich on Wednesday, March 19, at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in the memory of Ange M. Perna to Greenwich Hospital c/o Greenwich Hospital Foundation Office, 35 River Rd. Cos Cob, CT.


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