Genevieve "Ferraiolo" Hamelin

WALLINGFORD - Genevieve Ferraiolo Hamelin, 95, of Wallingford, beloved wife of the late Ralph Hamelin, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at the Masonic Healthcare Center in Wallingford.

Born in New Haven, March 3, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano and Santella Abbenante Ferraiolo, she had been a Wallingford resident for many years.

She is survived by her daughter, Melita (John) Bosnyak of South Kingstown, R.I.; her three sons, Lawrence (Pat) Hamelin of Reddick, Fla., Wilfred (Joan) Hamelin of Wallingford and Glen (Elaine) Hamelin of Conyers, Ga.; her nine grandchildren, Toni Bosnyak Vento, David Bosnyak and his fiancée, Lanie Phillips, Marc (Joan) Bosnyak, Kate Hamelin, William Hamelin, Brian Hamelin, Robert Hamelin and his fiancée, Tammy Erickson, Krista (Edward) Seay and Jennifer Hamelin; her 11 great-grandchildren; her brother, Thomas Ferraiolo of Wallingford; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by six sisters, Marianna Mancini, Lucy Vozzella, Camilla Ferraiolo, Anna Sarro, Fannie Zytlin and Jessie Pacileo; and four brothers, Anthony, John, Pasquale and Salvatore Ferraiolo.

Genevieve's family would like to thank the entire staff of Masonic Healthcare and Hospice and the Visiting Nurses of Wallingford for the excellent care given to their mother.

Her family will receive relatives and friends in The Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St., Ext., Wallingford, Thursday, from 9 until 10:15 a.m., when the funeral cortege will proceed to Our Lady of Fatima Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery in Wallingford. In lieu of flowers, Gifts in her memory may be sent to the Masonic Charity Foundation, P. O. Box 71, Wallingford, CT 06492, or to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. ww.wallingfordfh.com.