Mary Lucille Littrel Constantino

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Mary Lucille Littrell Constantino, 75, Indianapolis went home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, March 21, 2011.

Mary was born on May 19, 1935, to the late Lawrence Littrell and Susan Elizabeth Pierce Littrell of Greencastle.

Mary was a woman of love, compassion, faith and integrity. She was known for her generosity, strong faith and beauty inside and out. She enjoyed her family, traveling, shopping, the news, getting her hair done and conversing on her cell phone.

Mary was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She had previously worked for Sugar and Spice and also for Constantino's Produce in the city market. Mary was also a loving caregiver to the Hawkins family.

She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Norman, Lola Carter, Marie Cross, Kay Sauer, Linda Sutherland and Rita Paitson; her loving children, Daniel (Susan) Constantino, Antoinette (Tim) Martin and Patricia (Eddie) Borzabadi; her grandchildren, Natalie, Jenna, Tony, Vinny and Demetrio Constantino, Nicole and Anthony Rose, Timmy and Lynsey Martin, and Mario, Sophia and Dominic Borzabadi; great grandchildren, Karmin and Hailey McGuire; brother-in-law, Henry Bayt; sisters-in-law, Santa Bayt and Nancy Constantino; and many nieces and nephews.

In passing, she joined her beloved husband and lifetime sweetheart, the late Anthony P. Constantino. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Gladys Kruse, Edna Sims; and brothers, Leroy and Lawrence Littrell.

Mary will be remembered as a loving wife and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. The viewing will be held Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Daniel F. O'Riley Funeral Home 6107 S. East Street (Hwy 31 South) Indianapolis where morning prayers will be said on Friday at 9:15 a.m. prior to Mass. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 10 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church 520 Stevens Street, Indianapolis.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Foundation for Melanoma Research 3601 Spruce Street, Room 489, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) 11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160, Fairfax, VA 22033.

Online condolences may be shared with the family at orileyfuneralhome.com.