Arlene Minnie Sileo
It is with great sorrow that the family of Arlene Minnie Sileo announces her passing on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Honoring her wishes, she passed away at home with her husband of 63 years and family by her side.
Arlene was born July 3, 1936, in Vineland, N.J., to her loving parents, Anthony and Violet Ronchetti. She graduated from Vineland High School, Vineland, N.J., in 1955. She went on to work at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Millville, N.J., and later transferred to their Philadelphia Branch after her marriage in 1958, where her husband was finishing his degree.
After her first daughter was born, they moved to St. Petersburg, FL., in 1960, where she gave birth to two more daughters. She then served as Secretary-Treasurer for Northwest Pharmacy, Inc., in St. Petersburg, co-owned by her husband and father-in-law, James Sileo.
When her daughters began studying at University of South Florida, she also enrolled and graduated with a degree in Education. She spent a long and successful career in Pasco and Hillsborough Counties, retiring from Cannella Elementary School in Tampa, FL.
After early retirement, Arlene moved with her husband to the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee and enjoyed 15 years of peaceful living. She and her husband returned to Florida 6 years ago, to be with family once again. Arlene was a bright, beautiful, special person who made lifelong friendships throughout her life. She is survived by her husband, Robert, Zephyrhills, FL., her daughters Monica (Darrel) Graziani, Stuart, FL., Melanie (Tim) Gillooly, Zephyrhills, FL., Sherry Castillo, Zephyrhills, FL., grand-daughter, Leigh Ann Golby, Zephyrhills, FL., sisters-in-law, Mildred (Julio) Scavelli and Marlene (Charles) Garbarino, both of Vineland, N.J. and several nieces and nephews. Arlene is predeceased in death by her parents and sister-in-law Sandra Sileo Strawhecker. She will be dearly missed by her family and her four-legged companions.
Arrangements were made under the ca
Published 11/09/22
