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Marie 'Babe' D. Fensore Mercaldi, 93, Of Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Marie "Babe" D. Fensore Mercaldi, 93 of Bridgeport, wife of the late Peter F. Mercaldi, Sr., died Tuesday, June 23 in St. Vincent's Medical Center.

Born in Bridgeport April 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James and Marie Kelly Fensore. She was a Bridgeport resident most of her life, residing the last two years at Lord Chamberlain Health Care Center in Stratford, Connecticut, where she was affectionately known as "Miss Hollywood." She was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S. at Vero Beach, Florida.

Following her service, she was a telephone operator at the Bridgeport Brass Company.

Survivors include her children, Peter F. Mercaldi, Jr. of Aurora, Colorado; James Mercaldi of Bridgeport; Vincent Mercaldi of Milford, Connecticut; Marie Mercaldi of Stratford; and Michael Mercaldi of Arlington, Virginia; a brother and sister-in-law of Southbury, Connecticut; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.

Family and friends may call Sunday, June 28 from 4-8 p.m. in the Redgate – Hennessy Funeral Home, 4 Gorham Place, Trumbull. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 29 at 9 a.m. at the funeral home; and at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick Church, with a mass of Christian burial. Interment with full military honors will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Trumbull.

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