Margaret Graffeo Capritto

St. Martinville A Funeral service will be held 11:30 am on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Pellerin Funeral Home in St. Martinville, for Margaret Graffeo Capritto, 95, who passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Landmark of Acadiana Nursing Home. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 8:00 am until 11:30 am on Sunday. A rosary will be prayed by Sr. Ameline Theriot at 9:30 am. Fr. Ed Degeyter will officiate at the Funeral service. Readers will be Jill Douet and Kellie Champagne. Interment will follow at St. Michael Mausoleum in St. Martinville. Margaret was born on November 13, 1922 in Franklin, LA. She was one of thirteen children. On June 1, 1947, she married her husband, Charles Capritto. Margaret was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and being surrounded by the people she loved. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by her daughters, Frances (Melvin) Douet and Kathy (Ronny) Theriot; her grandchildren, Sharon (Glenn) Bienvenu, Jessica (Billy) Lejeune, Jimmy (Tammy) Ledbetter, Kellie (Jed) Champagne, and Jill Douet; step grandchildren, Leah (Brent) Blanchard, Brian (Collette) Theriot, and Erin (Kyle) Monk; great grandchildren, Kaitlyn Bienvenu, Madison Champagne, Jackson, Cameron, and Briane Lejeune; step great grandchildren, Briggs Blanchard, Tori Boudreaux, Gracie Blanchard, Allie DeCourt, Addison Cormier, Ashtyn Monk, Thomas, Collin, Tanner, and Tucker Theriot; great-great grandchildren, Presley Blanchard, Gentry and Kipptyn Boudreaux, and Brooks Theriot; and her sisters-in-law, Josephine Capritto and Clara Mae Graffeo. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Capritto; her parents, Vito and Jennie Inzerella Graffeo; brothers, Angelo I, Tony, Sam, Veto, Frank, Joe, Johnny, and Angelo II Graffeo; and sisters, Jenny Cacioppo, Lena Carparo, Irene DeFrisco, and Frances Graffeo. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Ledbetter, Jed Champagne, Jimmy Bienvenu, Jimmy Capritto, and Mike Capritto. The family would like to give special thanks to all the staff of Landmark of Acadiana Nursing Home and Bridgeway Hospice. Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., St. Martinville, LA 70582, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com