It is with great and overwhelming sadness that the family of Mary Ellen Nagel-Deodato announce her passing on April 9 ,2021 in Orange Park FL. She was born in Nyack ,NY on May 25, 1970 to James & Alida Nagel of Valley Cottage, NY.
After graduated Nyack High School, she attended the University of Buffalo. She later became Vice President at Tribeca Park Music and promoter of her musician husband, Eumir Deodato.
Mary Ellen will be lovingly remembered by her husband,Eumir Deodato; her sisters Alida Durkin (John), Jamie Furey (John); her brother James Nagel (Sonia); her niece Jacqueline and nephew James; stepchildren Kennya Deodato Baldwin (Stephen), Karema Almeida Park (Chris), and Cassius Almeida (Daryn); aunt, Roberta O'Neil; cousins Mary Jane Rafferty, Linda Steiniger, Laura Laughlin (Peter), Annie Nuzzi (Ralph), John Nagel, Erin Calabrese (Tim), Dulce, Tiffany and Erica Nagel, Roberta O'Neill.
Mary Ellen was one of the kindest and most caring people this world will ever know. One look into her beautiful blues eyes you could feel the love of her kind gentle soul. She would do anything for anyone, and her selflessness was boundless. She would always make you feel at ease and comfort you when you needed it the most. She just had the special gift of true compassion.
She made friends so easily with her kind nature ,and once she was your friend she loved you fiercely with all her heart and soul. She traveled the world celebrating her husband’s concerts and enjoying the cultures of all the countries they had the opportunity to visit.
Her passion was travel and music and she was fortunate enough to be able to enjoy both during her lifetime. She also was extremely creative and quite the Interior decorator. She will be missed by her adoring dog Peaches and her beautiful peacock Pierre.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral Home, 127 Blanding Blvd, Orange Park, FL 32073. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Committal service will follow the funeral service at Jacksonville Memory Gardens, 111 Blanding Boulevard, Orange Park, FL 32073. A livestream of the funeral service will be available at one of the following links: https://youtu.be/A9p4aiZOU-w or https://youtu.be/vjOCL__YmFg
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Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hardage-giddensrivermead.com for the DEODATO family.
