Melba L. Milillo

Melba L. Milillo, age 89 of Hamilton, passed away at Birchwood Care Center on Friday, February 22, 2013. She was born in Hamilton on April 17, 1923 to Eugene and Henrietta (Phillips) Vogel. Melba, along with her husband Lawrence, owned and operated Milillos Pizza and Bakery in Hamilton with her brother and sister in law. She was also active in the Rosary Alter Society at St. Julie Billiart Church in Hamilton. She quilted with The Presbyterian Church ladies for many years. Melba was a happy woman and enjoyed a happy life. She was a member of St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church.

She is survived by many nieces and nephews especially Barbara Vogel Arfken and Fred Vogel, and her devoted friend Bernardine Alderfer and the Gressel children. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Lawrence R. Milillo, and brothers Howard, Clarence, and Mark Vogel.

Funeral service will be held at St. Stephens Cemetery Mausoleum, 1314 Greenwood Avenue, on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 10 AM with Fr. Michael Pucke of St. Julie Billiart Church officiating. Entombment will follow at St. Stephens Mausoleum.