Avid reader and animal lover who enjoyed spending time in the White Mountains
MELROSE — Marilyn E. (McMillan) Eppoliti, of Melrose, passed away at Bear Mountain at Reading on March 16 at 77 years of age.
Marilyn was born to Phyllis McMillan (nee Venezia) and Robert McMillan (both born in MA) in Revere on August 7, 1946. She was the youngest of three children. Her older siblings, Robert McMillan, Jr. and Patricia McMillan (Fudge), both preceded her in death. Marilyn attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Revere, where she graduated in 1964.
Marilyn met her devoted husband of 55 years, Michael Eppoliti, while working at the First National Bank of Boston in 1964. The happy couple married on October 5, 1968 and had two children: Greg, born in 1973 and Jennifer, born in 1978. Marilyn was a stay at home mom for many years, dedicating her time to family, creating a loving welcoming home and raising her children with love, compassion and kindness.
Marilyn worked for the Melrose and Stoneham School Departments as a payroll clerk for 26 years.
She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends in the White Mountains of NH, taking long rides with her husband and visiting her daughter in Baltimore. She was an avid reader, a determined personality and an animal lover.
Marilyn was also a loving grandmother of two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Joshua, caring for them part time upon her retirement. She spent many hours watching them grow, reading to them, playing with them and teaching them the joys of living.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her parents, Phyllis and Robert; her brother, Robert Jr.; and her sister, Particia. She is survived by husband Michael; son Greg, daughter-in-law Janet and grandchildren Elizabeth and Joshua; and daughter Jennifer and son-in-law Tommy.
Visiting hours were held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St., Melrose on Wednesday, March 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. Procession was from the Gately Funeral Home on Thursday, March 21 at 8:45 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary’s Church, 4 Herbert St., Melrose at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends were respectfully invited to attend. Interment at Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Tufts Care at Home Hospice at host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=renxt&formID=48e00c07-dc8b-4139-9746-18aede377ea9&envid-p-gxfTGZKWK0uiAcVrBZTp2w&zone-usa
or Mystic Valley Elder Services at Ives.org/donate-now. To sign online condolence, visit gatelyfh.com.
