Mabel Frances Mastrola, 97

CRISFIELD - Mabel Frances Mastrola, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, in the home of her loving great-niece and caregiver, Melissa Dixon and husband Anthony, of Crisfield. She was 97. Born in Hooper's Island near Cambridge on March 14, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Molar and Manie Morgan Harris. She was a retired hairdresser. She married entertainer Joseph Mastrola on Feb. 2, 1935, who preceded her in death on March 19, 1974. They had a wonderful life together in Jersey City, N.J., and she enjoyed traveling with him to New York City and abroad, while he performed with the U.S.O. After her husband's death, she moved back to her hometown of Crisfield to be with her special brother, Melvin Harris. Along with her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her loving nieces and nephews, Donna Hickman, Fay Gilson, Carol Howard, Melvin Harris Jr., and Tommy Harris, all of Crisfield, and Paula Frucci and her son Lee, Vivian O'Rourke, Marilyn Steffono, and Joseph Faccone and family, all of New Jersey; two brothers, William Harris, of New York, and Lynde Harris, of Florida; two sisters-in-law, Myrtle V. Harris and Peggy Culbertson, of Crisfield; and several great and great-great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were 12 noon Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield, where friends called one hour prior. Her nephew, Tommy Harris, officiated. Burial followed Thursday at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be sent to Lower Somerset County Ambulance and Rescue Squad, LSCARS, P.O. Box 406, Crisfield, MD 21817. Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield. To send condolences to the family, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com.