Edith Mary Scaroni DeCarli

On Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister Edith Mary Scaroni DeCarli passed on. She was 93.

Edith was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Lompoc, Calif., to Frank and Mary Scaroni. She graduated from King City High School and then attended secretarial school in Huntington Beach, Calif. After graduation, she put her secretarial skills to use and went to work for Coast Counties Gas and Electric in Santa Cruz, where she lived and worked until June of 1948 when she married Eddie DeCarli and moved to the Soledad Mission District. The couple settled there and had three children, Greg, Connie and Pam. In 1963, the couple purchased a small ranch in Prunedale making it their home. The couple later divorced but remained friends

Edith's work as a secretary continued over the years as she worked for the State Department of Corrections Soledad, the City of Salinas Police Department and John Steinbeck Library, as well as Monterey County Public Works Dept., where she eventually retired and moved back to King City.

Family was most important to Edith and she was always ready for family fun. She kept a nice home for whoever might show up for a surprise visit, always had food to share and homemade goodies in the cookie jar. She looked forward to family birthdays and get-togethers, always bringing something yummy to the table. Edith enjoyed getting out as well, and was always ready for a spontaneous adventure outing or just a simple visit with a friend to keep in touch.

Edith was always a good sport and enjoyed working in the local community and helping others. After retiring, she became a member of the King City Silver Kings and Queens, and enjoyed many memorable events and trips with the group. She was a volunteer at Mee Memorial Hospital gift shop and also knitted caps and booties for the new born babies. She and her older sister, Margaret, also did a lot of traveling, and took many trips together, including a visit to New York, Canada and Mexico just to name a few.

Edith was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Mary Scaroni; brothers, Frank Joseph and Carl; and sister, Margaret.

Edith is survived by her brother, Frank Anthony, of Salinas; and sisters, Frances of Sacramento, and Mary Rose of Pleasanton. She is also survived by her son, Gregory, and his wife, Kathy, of Gonzales; daughters, Connie Esser and her husband, Ray, of Genesee, Idaho, and Pamela DeCarli of Moss Landing; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Private family services and internment will be held.

Published in King City Rustler and Salinas Valley Tribune · January 27, 2021