WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Verna Read Marallo, 82, of Westerville, Ohio, passed away Aug. 2.

Born in Auburn, to Frank and Lucy Read, she graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington and received her master’s degree in secondary education from Teachers College, Columbia University, N.Y.

She taught home economics and became the chief dietitian St. Elizabeth Hospital in Utica, N.Y. She and her husband of 44 years, Joseph, traveled extensively and were members of several golf clubs.

Survivors include her daughter, Patricia (Mel) Harding; granddaughter, Elizabeth; grandson, M. Joseph; great-grandchildren, Christian and Samantha, all of Centerburg, Ohio; her brother, Stanley (Lillayne) Read of Lewiston; nieces and nephews in Maine, and New York. She was predeceased by her husband; sister-in-law, Josephine; and a granddaughter.



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