Services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Rock Island. Entombment will be at Calvary Mausoleum, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 3030 7th Ave., where a rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer’ s Association or to any Quad-cities animal shelter.

Marcella was born September 3, 1920, in Muscatine, IA, a daughter of Edward T. Blaesing and Clara Fuhlman Blaesing. She married Carmello J. Cirivello, Sr. on February 4, 1940, in Muscatine. He preceded her in death on May 19, 1981.

She was a secretary for an insurance company in Muscatine for a time. She later was a bookkeeper and secretary for A.M. Blood Office Supply Co., Rock Island, for many years. She retired in 1977.

Marcella was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Rock Island, and the Altar and Rosary Society of the church. She was a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs and enjoyed playing the piano, knitting, crocheting, and painting.

Survivors include her children, Carol Eccles, Rock Island, and Jim Cirivello, and his wife Nancy, Moline; grandchildren, Edward Eccles, Kewanee, IL, and William and Tony Eccles, both of Rock Island; great-granddaughter, Chloe; brothers and sisters, Gerald (Sylvia) Blaesing, Arlene (Paul) Bermel, Rosemary (Albert) Bermel, and Arnold (Pat) Blaesing, all of Muscatine; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Marcella is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister, Bernice Angell.