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Ramona Florence Melchert
RAMONA FLORENCE MELCHERT
Hopkinton
Ramona Florence Melchert, Hopkinton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Hopkinton. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Nov. 14, from 2 to 6 p.m. and again on Monday after 10 a.m. at St. Luke's church. A parish vigil service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Interment will be in the Hopkinton Cemetery. Father Paul Baldwin will officiate at the services. Mask are suggested but not required.
Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, has taken Ramona and her family into their care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hopkinton Library, Hopkinton Meal Service, Delaware County Historical Society or Camp Courageous.
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