Richard Alfred Marinella

 United States

  • Date Of Birth: July 9, 1941
  • Date Of Death: September 20, 2019
  • State: Massachusetts

Richard Alfred Marinella, age 78 years, of Manomet, in Plymouth, died at home on Friday, September 20, 2019. He was the devoted husband of Rita (Baron) Marinella, and the son of the late Emilio R. and Mary E. (Carbonneau) Marinella. Born on July 9, 1941 in Quincy, he attended Immaculate Conception School in Malden, and B.C. High School before moving to Plymouth and graduating from Plymouth High School in 1960. He entered the United States Navy and saw duty on the U.S.S. Constellation CVA 64 from commissioning in November 1961, on a trip around South America to the Pacific Fleet in San Diego, California. He then cruised the Phillipines, China and Japan until his ship was deployed to Vietnam in 1964, the same year Richard was honorably discharged from the Navy. He worked in security for the Boston Edison Power Plant in Plymouth. Richard was a communicant of St. Bonaventure’s Church, a life member of the John Alden Sportsman’s Club, and the Moose Club in Manomet. He enjoyed dining out, especially at Isaac’s Restaurant in Plymouth and 42 degrees North in Manomet. He was an avid sports fan, with a great fondness for the Boston Red Sox and the New England addition to his loving wife, Rita, he will be forever missed by his children, Jay O’Connor and his wife Eileen of Whitman, Trisha O’Connor Gallivan of Manomet, and Michele O’Connor Cotino of Falmouth, his sister Diane Spadafora of Malden, grandchildren, Katie, Colleen, Ryan, Meghan, Michael, Sean and Devin, and his great grandchildren Dylan, Rowan and Colton. He was the father of the late Steven Marinella and the brother of the late Robert Marinella.

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