Melina Arnold Kyriacou Shores

 


Melina Arnold Kyriacou Shores died December 16, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer

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She was born April 21, 1926 in Cambridge, NY to the late George and Catherine Connors Arnold  A graduate of Cambridge High School, Class of 1943, she later attended the Mildred Elley Business School and subsequently worked for Travelers Insurance Company and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Melina was married to the late Gus Kyriacou in June 1950 until his death in 1987. In 1995 she married Lawrence Shores who passed in 2001. During her lifetime she was a faithful parishioner of Resurrection Church in Rye, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Elmsford and St. John the Evangelist Church in White Plains. She was also an avid member of the Scarsdale Catholic Widow and Widowers Club.

She is survived by her children, Cynthia (Robert) Bambace, Catherine Chiverton, Coreen (Kevin) McGann and Clare (Daniel) Bodner-Krones, her brother James Arnold, 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 2-4 & 7-9pm. Mass of Christian Burial Thursday at 10:45am at St. John the Evangelist Church. Interment to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make donations St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , PO Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101.

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