- Date Of Birth: September 24, 1949
- Date Of Death: February 23, 2023
- State: Maryland
Adored wife and mother, Mary Ellen Salkeld (nee Calabrese) passed away in her sleep on February 23, 2023 at her home in Fulton, MD.
She’s survived by her husband of 51 years and love of her life, Neale Salkeld, as well as her son Scott (Becca), and daughters Jean Marie (Steve Battista) and Amy (Master Sgt. Patrick David), and grand children: Annabelle, Maddie, Sean and Jack Salkeld; Aloysius, Eddie, Mickey and Fia Battista; Carolyn and Emma David.
Mary Ellen is also survived by her brothers, John (Marcia), Jay (Patti), Bobby (Jackie) and Kevin Calabrese (Kathy), and her sister, Cathy Salkeld (John).
She was born in Washington, D.C. on Sept 24, 1949 to Helen and Alphonse Calabrese, the fourth of six children who lived in College Park, MD. She attended nearby St. Jerome’s Catholic School in Hyattsville and graduated from Seton High School in 1967.
In the spring of 1971, Mary Ellen graduated from Mercy School of Nursing in Baltimore, then married Neale that fall and began her nursing career at Providence Hospital in Northeast D.C. where she would work in the emergency room for the next 42 years.
Along the way, Mary Ellen remained an active member of St.
She spent many hours cheering for her children (and then grandchildren) on various athletic fields and enjoyed watching their performances. She cherished time spent with family and friends at the shore in Ocean City, NJ and on the Chesapeake Bay.
