Gerardo Iacangelo

Gerardo R. Iacangelo, better known as Jerry, died February, 16, 2005, at his home in Chester, MD. Born on June 4, 1928, in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Felice and Lucia Ciccone Iacangelo. After raising his family in the Silver Spring area, he and his wife moved to Kent Island, Maryland. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. Upon his return, he found his “rose”, Fernanda, and they married at the Holy Rosary Church. He was a devoted Catholic and member of the St. Gerard Society, founded by his parents. A bookbinder by trade, he retired from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing after 27 years of service. Everything he enjoyed doing involved his children – fishing with his sons at the beach every year, taking his sons and daughters to baseball games, visiting with relatives on Sundays after church, going to local parks, tobogganing and bowling duckpins. He is best remembered for his love of family, especially by his 11 grandchildren, who could be counted on to put a sparkle in “Pops” eyes. He enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s many soccer, football, basketball and baseball games and even watching their favorite cartoons. He is also remembered as an avid reader and a conversationalist – engaging relatives, neighbors or complete strangers in lengthy debates over any and all subjects, but most notably politics and religion. Mr. Iacangelo is survived by his wife of 49 years, Fernanda Marzierli Iacangelo and his five children, Anna L. Iacangelo of Bethesda, MD, Jerry F. Iacangelo of Herndon, VA, Paula A. Stern of Carlisle, PA, Joann M. Walters of Chester, MD and Mark J. Iacangelo of Tracy, CA; his sister, Philomena Wellen of Beltsville, MD; his many cousins, nieces and nephews and his eleven grandchildren, Christopher, Erin, Alicia, Matthew, Brian, Andrew, Jennifer, Mitch, Camille, Claire and Cailyne. He is predeceased by his sisters, Theresa DeSilvio Taylor, Elvira Swanson, Virginia Ogle and Mary Iacangelo and his brothers, Joseph Iacangelo and Pasquale Iacangelo. Friends and family are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at St. Christopher’s Church on Kent Island on Saturday, February, 19 at 11AM and where his entombment will follow at 1PM at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery Chapel in Wheaton, MD. Service arrangements are by Fellows Helfenbein & Newman Funeral Home in Chester, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the St. Christopher''s Catholic Church, P.O. Box 660, Chester, MD 21619 and Hospice of Queen Anne’s County, Inc., 300 Del Rhodes Ave., Queenstown, MD 21658.

Gerardo Iacangelo

February 16, 2005