Margaret M.

SHREWSBURY Margaret M. (Perna) Mattero, 95, of Shrewsbury, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011 in Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Her beloved husband, Patsy A. Mattero, predeceased her in December 1978.

Margaret is survived by her loving son, James N. Mattero and his wife Peggy of Shrewsbury; a sister, Rose A. Mercadante of West Boylston; six grandchildren, Joanne Parenti and her husband Joseph, Joseph Mattero and his wife Mae, Patsy Mattero and his fiance Marcia Coker, Jay Mattero and his wife Susan, Jodi Fortunato and her husband Nicholas and Matthew Mattero and his fiance Sara Ulitsky; seven great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Joseph M. Mattero, a brother, Michael Perna and two sisters, Antoinette D. Messina and Josephine A. Kalagher.

Mrs. Mattero was a member of Saint Anne's Church in Shrewsbury, the church Women's Guild and Golden Age Society. She was a member of The Shrewsbury Grange. She was a volunteer for the March of Dimes and enjoyed gathering family and...