Philomena Sette Brillante's Obituary
Philomena Sette Brillante, age 89, of Bowie, MD, formerly of Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Doctor's Community Hospital, Lanham, MD. Mrs. Brillante was born June 6, 1919 in Renovo, PA, daughter of the late Domenick and Julia (DelPozzo) Sette.
Mrs. Brillante enjoyed a 15 year career with Ford Motor Company as a bookkeeper. She relocated to Rehoboth Beach in 1979 where she became an active member of St. Edmond's Catholic Church. She also was a member of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, the Church Choir, Ladies of the Elks, Ladies Lioness, VIA, and the Henlopen Senior Center. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert L Brillante (1996); five brothers, James, Francis, Ralph, Joseph and John Sette; and her sisters, Margaret Sabatini and Mary Keefer. She is survived by two sons, Robert P. Brillante and his wife Joy of Bowie, MD and Francis X. Brillante and his fiancee Andrea of College Park, MD; three granddaughters; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Theresa Tumini of Rehoboth Beach.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 11:00 AM, at St. Edmond's Catholic Church, King Charles & Laurel Streets, Rehoboth Beach with Father Raymond Forrester presiding. Friends may call at the church beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton, DE. In addition, a Memorial Service will be held Saturday, December 13, at 10:30 AM at St. Barnabas' Church, 14111 Oak Grove Road, Upper Marlboro, MD. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes, DE.
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