Gloria Joan Melchionda Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-05-21T20:00:00
End: 2025-05-21T22:00:00
Location: Michael J. Ambruso Funeral Director, Inc.

With solemn reverence, we commemorate Gloria Joan Melchionda (Dover, Delaware), whose life came to an end on May 16, 2025 at the age of 90, leaving behind cherished memories. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gloria Joan Melchionda to show support.

In the quiet moments of reflection, let us honor Gloria's memory by embracing the beauty of each fleeting moment, knowing that her spirit resides in the eternal tapestry of existence, forever woven into the fabric of our hearts.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Helmuth Penner and Gertrude Penner; her husband Joseph Michael Melchionda of Hoboken; her children, Robert (Patricia) and Tracey (Robert Lowcher); her grandchildren, Matthew and Thomas Melchionda; her children, Ryan Lowcher (Kristin), Christopher (Margaret) and Megan Lowcher-Prescott (Blake Prescott); and her great grandchild Jameson Prescott.

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Michael J Ambruso Funeral Director, Inc.

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June 20, 2025

Barbara Austin wrote a sympathy message

“So sorry that the light of her existence has burned out except in our memories which we will always have. Miss her forever.”

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May 21

Visitation

Michael J. Ambruso Funeral Director, Inc.
1175 S State St, Dover, DE 19901

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May 22

Mass of Christian Burial

Church of the Holy Cross
631 S State St, Dover, DE 19901

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