Christine (Messantonio) Chendorain

Christine (Messantonio) Chendorain passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. She was 92. Mrs. Chendorain was a resident of Bridgeport, PA. She worked as a spinner for the former Hosies Knitting Mill in Bridgeport and worked part-time for Burger King in King of Prussia. Christine was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Bridgeport, PA, where she was an annual feast worker and a member of the church's Congrega and BVM Sodality. She was also a member of the Norristown Senior Center. Christine loved bingo and going to the casinos. Born in Bridgeport, PA, on October 8, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Caesar and Maria (Mazzarella) Messantonio. She was the wife of the late Michael J. Chendorain, who died in 1989. Surviving is her loving family including a sister, Theresa Judge of Parksley, VA; and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by 6 brothers: Peter, Augustus, Carmen, William, Charles and Salvatore; and 3 sisters, Mildred Bolognese, Philomena Deegan and Enis Praskay.Relatives & friends are invited to Christine's Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 502 Ford St. Bridgeport, PA on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 10:00am. Her viewing will be Monday morning from 9 to 9:50am, at the church. Interment will be in St. Augustine Cemetery, King of Prussia, PA.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Christine's memory to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 502 Ford St. Bridgeport, PA 19405.Arrangements are by The Bacchi Funeral Home and Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA.www.bacchifuneralhome.com