Claire Pauline Covey
F, b. 9 October 1931, d. 26 November 2019
| Father | Gilbert Henry Covey b. 20 Apr 1891, d. 30 Sep 1964 |
| Mother | Monica Sullivan b. 7 Sep 1892, d. 29 Jun 1966 |
| Relationship | 4th cousin 2 times removed of Pamela Joyce Wood |
| Last Edited | 18 Sep 2020 |
Claire Pauline Covey was born on 9 October 1931 at Lawrence, Essex Co, Massachusetts.1 She was the daughter of Gilbert Henry Covey and Monica Sullivan. Claire Pauline Covey married Ernest Scalise on 4 October 1952 at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Washington, District of Columbia.2 Claire Pauline Covey was buried at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Prince George's Co, Maryland.2 She died on 26 November 2019 at age 88;
[:TAB:]Resident of Bowie, MD. The youngest of 17 children, she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1950. She met her future husband, Gene, while working as a meat wrapper for Giant Food. Their first date was to a Washington Senators baseball game. They were married on October 4, 1952, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. She was a member of Sacred Heart parish in Bowie. She and her husband retired to Bethany Beach where they joined St. Ann’s parish. Upon his death in 2001, she moved back to Bowie. She was a dedicated volunteer for S.O.M.E. (So Others Might Eat) for many years. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Ernest ‘Gene’ Scalise; her parents, Gilbert and Monica Covey, and fifteen brothers and sisters. Survivors include one sister, Theresa Faw (Tommy) of Oxon Hill; one son, Gene (Patricia) Scalise of Bowie; seven daughters, Carol Burns (Tom) of Norman, OK, Margaret Mills (Willard) of Clemmons, NC, Donna Collins (Mike) of Glenwood, Deborah Scalise of Bowie, Denise Arenas (Max) of Matthews, NC, Mary Ellen Howard (Mike) of Charlotte Hall, and Angela Pickett (Mike) of Bowie; twenty grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.2
[:TAB:]Resident of Bowie, MD. The youngest of 17 children, she moved to Washington, D.C. in 1950. She met her future husband, Gene, while working as a meat wrapper for Giant Food. Their first date was to a Washington Senators baseball game. They were married on October 4, 1952, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. She was a member of Sacred Heart parish in Bowie. She and her husband retired to Bethany Beach where they joined St. Ann’s parish. Upon his death in 2001, she moved back to Bowie. She was a dedicated volunteer for S.O.M.E. (So Others Might Eat) for many years. She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Ernest ‘Gene’ Scalise; her parents, Gilbert and Monica Covey, and fifteen brothers and sisters. Survivors include one sister, Theresa Faw (Tommy) of Oxon Hill; one son, Gene (Patricia) Scalise of Bowie; seven daughters, Carol Burns (Tom) of Norman, OK, Margaret Mills (Willard) of Clemmons, NC, Donna Collins (Mike) of Glenwood, Deborah Scalise of Bowie, Denise Arenas (Max) of Matthews, NC, Mary Ellen Howard (Mike) of Charlotte Hall, and Angela Pickett (Mike) of Bowie; twenty grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.2
Family | Ernest Scalise b. 3 Sep 1927, d. 19 Sep 2001 |
Citations
- [S549] Letter, Mary Pareja to Pam Wood Waugh, 26 May 1999.
- [S89] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Maryland, Prince George's Co, Clinton: Resurrection Cemetery. Claire Pauline Covey Scalise.