Clementine M. Mossey

Clementine M. Mossey BROCKTON Clementine M. Tina (Magliano) Mossey, 85, a lifelong Brockton resident and a former teacher and assistant principal, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at her home in Brockton. She was the wife of the late Clifton L. Mossey Jr. Born Nov. 29, 1922, in Brockton, she was a daughter of the late Frank Magliano and Flora (Vacca) Magliano. She was a graduate of Brockton High School, class of 1941. In 1945 she graduated from Bridgewater State College with a bachelors degree in Education and she received her masters in 1972. Mrs. Mossey began her teaching career in Berkley and soon came to Brockton, originally teaching at the Sylvester and Franklin Schools. She then served as an administrator and assistant principal for fifteen years in the Huntington, Goddard and Davis schools. She retired in 1986 after forty years in the Brockton School System. Mrs. Mossey was very active in social, church and community activities. She was a past president of Alpha Kappa Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, director of the Massachusetts Retired Teachers Association, pre-retirement chairman of the Plymouth County Retired Teachers Association and a member of the Twentieth Century Catholic Womens Club, the Brockton Italian Scholarship Club, and the AARP. She was also active for many years at the St. Edwards/St Edith Stein Church, including thirteen years on the Religion Parish Council and over thirty years as Eucharist Minister. After retirement, she volunteered at the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center for over twenty years. She traveled extensively with her husband, relatives and friends. She also enjoyed reading and dining with her friends. She is survived by her sisters, Mary Parenteau, originally of Brockton and now Onset and Elena Cammarano, originally of Brockton and now of Onset and Florida. She is also survived by many nieces; nephews; grandnieces; grandnephews; cousins; and friends whom she loved dearly. She was the sister of the late Frank Magliano and Fred Magliano. Funeral from the Russell & Pica Funeral Home, 165 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Wednesday, at 8 a.m. thence to St. Edward/St Edith Stein Parish, 71 East Main St., Brockton, where a funeral Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul at 9 a.m. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Brockton. Calling hours Tuesday, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Donations may be made in Tinas memory to Old Colony Hospice, 1 Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368. For obituary and directions, visit www.RussellFuneralHome.com.