Marcellini A. "Mike" Cusano

Jacksonville (FL) – Mr. Marcellini ‘Mike’ A. Cusano of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Waltham died Sunday March 21, 2004 at Saint Vincent Hospital, Jacksonville. He was 81. Born in Waltham, Mr. Cusano worked for the Polaroid Corporation for 23 years before his retirement. He was a member of the St. Paul’s Royal Arch Chapter in Boston, as well as a member of the Waltham Triad Lodge AF & AM and the American Legion. Upon retiring to Jacksonville in 1990, Mike enjoyed and was especially proud of his involvement in the Albert J. Russell Lodge, Morocco Temple Ambassadors Association, Scottish Rite, York Rite (Boston) and the Oriental Band of which he was a past president. He also was a member of the National Association for Amateur Radio, ARRL, and he was a World War II veteran serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He is survived by his wife of nearly 58 years, Marjorie (Kerins), his children Ann Marie Snelling and her husband Norman of Mechanicsville, VA, Michael Cusano and his wife Diann of Chelmsford, Marcella Cusano-Cox and her husband William, David Cusano and his wife Kathleen, all of Waltham, Raymond Cusano and his wife Beverly of Jacksonville, FL and Joseph Cusano and his wife Jean of Littleton; his sister, Christine DeSisto and her husband Joseph of Waltham; his brother-in-law, Ralph Kerins and his wife Marie of Hudson; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Funeral Services at 10 a.m. Saturday in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham. Burial will be in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham. Visiting hours are Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Shriners Burn Center, P.O. Box 16039, Jacksonville, FL 32245.