Pauline Marie Mancini, 85, of Seminole, FL, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013, at the Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast Care Center on Lecanto, FL. She was born in Norristown, PA, and moved to Florida in 1983.
She was a homemaker loved her family deeply and she came from a very close knit family. She loved to cook and always thought the holidays were important with large family gatherings. Pauline was known as a great storyteller and loved to talk.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Frank and her parents, William and Erma Burkey. She is survived by sons, Frank of Largo and Lee of Seminole; daughter, Cheryl Pelz of Lecanto; Brothers, Elwood of Maryland and Bob of Norristown, PA; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 12:45pm on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at he Bay Pines National Cemetery. She and her husband will be interred together.
Mom, we love you and will always miss you, until we are reunited.
You and Pop made us who we are in every way possible.
Love Frankie, Cheryl, & Lee
Mom, I will eternally be grateful that you and Pop were my parents! I love you so very much and I will miss you everyday until we are reunited again! Kiss Pop for me! I love you to the moon and back again a million times over! Love your daughter<3
Aunt Pauline
I miss you very much.
You are very special to me
Love Peter
Aunt Pauline, You are in Heaven, now with God, all the Angels, and your Husband, my Uncle Frank! I will always remember you as you were my favorite Aunt! Always loving, honest, generous and funny! You were so beloved by many! That’s saying something! I am glad God heard all our Prayers, and took you swiftly and quietly to Heaven! He did not allow you to suffer and linger! Thank you God, for being so kind to my wonderful and sweet Aunt! I will always remember all your stories of our Family! Yes, you were the Historian! Rest in Peace! Enjoy uncle Frank for the rest of Eternity! Love, Your Niece, Gail M Burkey
dear aunt Pauline- boy did seeing your picture take me back to years past. back when life seemed more simpler, kinder and gentler. going to grandmoms on a sunday afternoon…seeing all the aunts and uncles and cousins…playing baseball out back with my brother, johnny and leo…running into your house for a glass of iced tea [although that’s when uncle frank would grab me and yell at me for something stupid I did, my mom would rat me out to him] and then sitting down to a grand Italian dinner feast. it seemed that life couldn’t get much better.
perhaps the thing I remember most about you was your smile [just like in your picture] and your laughter…unforgettable.
rest in peace aunt Pauline,
leo, Cheryl and Frankie I’m sorry for your loss.
be well…cousin rex
Hey mom you always will be special to me remembering all the holiday dinners at our home or yours. Sitting outside with Pop and just loving life. Almost 27 years in the family you were like second mom to me, I will miss you! Tell pop I miss him. Our God is an awesome God, you can see, walk and no pain. Thank you for all you did, love Neil
Frank, we are deeply sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Your friends, Gary & Heidi
Dear Aunt Pauline, I will miss your long, long conversations about famous recipes, family history, your wonderful sense of humor, and warm, loving personality. You are and always will be my favorite aunt forever and ever and God knows that. I will miss you dearly and you will always remain in my heart and may God bless you forever. Lee, Cheryl, and Frankie, I am sorry for your loss. Love, Carole.
Dear Aunt Pauline, God blessed me with such a wonderful great aunt in you and I’ll always remember your passion for conversation, family, love of cuisine, how welcoming of a person you were. You embraced life, always found time for joyous laughter, were kind and thoughtful, and such a loving person to me and my Mom, Carole. I will always love you and cherish every minute I spent with you and our conversations. God bless you and keep you. You are the best great aunt to me and wish we could have seen each other more. Lee, Cheryl, and Frankie, I am sorry for your loss. Love, Pete DiMartino
sorry for your loss, my heart goes out to you and your family,,your Honda friend tommy
Dear Cheryl, Lee and Frank, I heard about your mom today and my heart is going out to you. It was my pleasure to have spent time with your mom at Casa. She and I had some lively conversations. During a hectic work day seeing her was always a bright spot. While I was there working for her she never failed to be concerned about me and always made time to ask about my kids and grandkids. As caregivers we have an opportunity to help many. The ones that keep a place in our hearts are the special ones and of those, your mom is near the top of my list.
I pray for the three of you good lives. She is watching you and as I am working, I will feel sure she is watching me as well.
Sincerely,
Nancy Gamble
Formerly of Casa Celeste
Mom,
It’s been several years and the pain is still strong, oh how I miss you! It seems to get worse as time goes on. I constantly think about what you would think about events happening in our lives! I love even more today than before! I hope to make you and Pop proud of me.
Love,
Cheryl💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘