Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John M. Sr. and Louise (Marsocci) Morrell; husband of Camille L. (Piciullo) Morrell; father of Gary M. Morrell, John M. Morrell and his wife Kathy, Ricky A. Morrell, Karen C. Gerardi and her husband Anthony, Camille M. Martino and Kristin L. Paiva and her husband Robert; brother of Rosalind Cataldi and the late George Morrell and Diane Cantone; grandfather of Talia, Nadia, twins Nicholas and Joel, Justin, Julian, Jaden, Katie, Gia, Anthony, Paige, Bobby and Ricky; nephew of Josephine Passaretti.
John was a caring and loving husband, father and grandfather. He was the owner and operator of J. Morrell Painting Co. He also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Visitation will be held Sunday 3-5 p.m. with his funeral on Monday at 10 a.m. from the Pontarelli-Marino Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in St. Ann Church, 280 Hawkins Street, Providence. Burial with military honors will follow in the RI Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.
