Submitted by: Dan Rich
March 21, 1912 - March 2, 2008
South Bend Tribune 3/5/2008
SOUTH BEND - Carmella Theresa Tirotta Moser, 95, passed
away at 7:18 a.m. Sunday, March 2, 2008, in Saint Joseph Regional
Medical Center, Mishawaka. Theresa was born on March 21, 1912, in
Siderno Marina, Italy, to Dominic and Maria (Parisi) Macri.
She was employed by the University of Notre Dame, and loved to
cook, garden, play bingo and watch cowboy movies.
As Carmella Theresa Macri she married
Christy R. Tirotta, who preceded her in death along with
her second husband, Robert Moser, a son, Christy R.
Tirotta Jr., a brother, Frank Macri, and a sister, Ann Smith.
Survivors include five daughters, Rosemary (Emery) Arndt,
Betty Smith, Tina (Chuck) Lankford and Julie Orisich,
all of South Bend, and Teresa (Jack) Parisey of Mishawaka;
two sons, Albert (Barbara) Tirotta of Granger and Frank F.
Tirotta of South Bend; 53 grandchildren, 86 great-grandchildren
and 68 great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Joseph (Jean)
Macri of Tulsa, OK.
Family and friends may call from 2 to 4 and
6 to 8 today, Wednesday, in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S.
Kemble Avenue. Services will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. today,
Wednesday, in the funeral home.