Terese A Metcalf

Terese A. (Tanona) Metcalf, 91 of Worcester passed away peacefully on Friday, March 2, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She is now with her true love, best friend and partner, Ret. Worcester Police Lieutenant Edwin C. Metcalf who passed away in 2013. Terri was born in Worcester the daughter of the late Hilary and Olga (Alchimowicz) Tanona, the youngest of four children.  Terri graduated from Commerce High School in 1945 and she was employed by Aetna Life and Causality, Co. for 28 years. She was a member of the Worcester Police Wives Association from 1952 until 1975. Terri and Ed met at a dance, dated and married three years later.  They were married for 63 years.  Together they raised three loving daughters.  Terri and Ed were very proud of all of their children and grandchildren’s accomplishments and successes.  They were always present at all school programs, dance recitals, inductions into the National Honor Society, graduations and various other activities.  The family spent many happy years at their second home at the Cape.  They always had fun at the beach, and although the footprints in the sand are gone the memories continue. Happiest times for Terri were at family gatherings celebrating special occasions and hosting holiday parties.  She loved to bake and always went a little wild at Christmas making many varieties of cookies. Terri and Ed’s love for travel and adventure took them throughout the U.S and many countries in Europe.  The many ocean cruises gave them an opportunity to visit many interesting places, islands and countries like Mexico and South America.  They traveled to Hawaii and Aruba many times, which were their favorite places to vacation. Terri was an avid reader and enjoyed crossword puzzles and word games.  She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend.  She will be truly missed. Terri leaves her daughters, Karen Manduke, Susan Bauman and Debra Ruggiere wife of James Ruggiere all of Worcester; four terrific grandchildren, Megan Higgins wife of Richard Higgins, II of Mansfield, Nicholas Manduke and his wife Kayla of North Carolina, Matthew Bauman and Scott Bauman both of Worcester, who all fondly called her “Nana.”  She also leaves several nieces and nephews. Her son-in-law, Nicholas Manduke, her sisters Bernice Gill, Hattie Kuczka, and her brother Edmund “Danny” Tanona, all predeceased her. A period of calling hours will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 4-7 pm in the MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation St., Worcester.  Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, March 7th at 11 am in the funeral home.  Entombment will follow in Notre Dame Mausoleum, Worcester.  Flowers are welcome or if you would like to make a donation in memory of Terri, kindly consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To share your thoughts memories of prayers with her family, please visit Terri’s personal guestbook at www.mercadantefuneral.com