Concetta "Katie" Leone Morano
April 6, 1924 ~ November 5, 2022
Concetta ‘Katie’ Leone Morano, age 98, of Fairfax Va., passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at The Gardens at Fair Oaks. She was born on April 6, 1924, in Royal, PA., the daughter of the late Raniero and Angelica Marinacci Leone.
In addition to her parents, Katie was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years Peter Morano, sisters, Anna Leone and Rena Leone; an infant sister, Concetta Leone; and a brother Rainey A. Leone. She is survived by many cousins, including Leonore Leone Morano, her Godson Marc, his wife Jennifer, and their children, her nieces Laura Jones, and Lisa Morano, her nephews Carl J. Morano, Thomas J. Morano, and the late William A. Morano, and her aide Menbere S. Woldemichael.
She graduated from Duquesne University and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh with a BSN in nursing. She served in the U.S. Army Reserves while in nursing school at Duquesne and she was a member of the FDR U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and served six months in Deshon Army General Hospital in Butler Pa.
Katie began her nursing practice as a staff nurse and clinical instructor at the Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, and then as a staff nurse at Georgetown University Hospital in Georgetown University in Washington DC. She then moved to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
She worked at the Clinical Center of the National Institute of Health as a Head Nurse in Child Health and Human Development and various administrative nursing positions, including Assistant to the Acting Chief of the Nursing Department in Rockville, MD., until her retirement in 1991 to support personal family members' health needs.
She also enjoyed a career working as a nanny for the children of Charles and Shirley Temple Black.
Katie was a devout member of St. Leo The Great Catholic Church in Fairfax where a mass will be celebrated for her followed by burial at Quantico National Cemetery beside her husband Peter, a veteran of World War II and a member of the ‘The Greatest Generation.’
Friends will be received at the Money and King Funeral Home 171 W. Maple Ave. Vienna, VA, on Monday, November 21, 2022, from 2-4 pm and from 6-8 pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 am at St. Leo The Great Catholic Church 3700 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030 on Tuesday, November 22 at 11:00am.
Interment will follow at the Quantico National Cemetery at 18424 Joplin Rd, Triangle, VA 22172. Online condolences and fond memories of Katie may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
In addition to her parents, Katie was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years Peter Morano, sisters, Anna Leone and Rena Leone; an infant sister, Concetta Leone; and a brother Rainey A. Leone. She is survived by many cousins, including Leonore Leone Morano, her Godson Marc, his wife Jennifer, and their children, her nieces Laura Jones, and Lisa Morano, her nephews Carl J. Morano, Thomas J. Morano, and the late William A. Morano, and her aide Menbere S. Woldemichael.
She graduated from Duquesne University and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh with a BSN in nursing. She served in the U.S. Army Reserves while in nursing school at Duquesne and she was a member of the FDR U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and served six months in Deshon Army General Hospital in Butler Pa.
Katie began her nursing practice as a staff nurse and clinical instructor at the Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, and then as a staff nurse at Georgetown University Hospital in Georgetown University in Washington DC. She then moved to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
She worked at the Clinical Center of the National Institute of Health as a Head Nurse in Child Health and Human Development and various administrative nursing positions, including Assistant to the Acting Chief of the Nursing Department in Rockville, MD., until her retirement in 1991 to support personal family members' health needs.
She also enjoyed a career working as a nanny for the children of Charles and Shirley Temple Black.
Katie was a devout member of St. Leo The Great Catholic Church in Fairfax where a mass will be celebrated for her followed by burial at Quantico National Cemetery beside her husband Peter, a veteran of World War II and a member of the ‘The Greatest Generation.’
Friends will be received at the Money and King Funeral Home 171 W. Maple Ave. Vienna, VA, on Monday, November 21, 2022, from 2-4 pm and from 6-8 pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 am at St. Leo The Great Catholic Church 3700 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030 on Tuesday, November 22 at 11:00am.
Interment will follow at the Quantico National Cemetery at 18424 Joplin Rd, Triangle, VA 22172. Online condolences and fond memories of Katie may be offered to the family at www.moneyandking.com
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My Dear Miss Katie,
I cherish the times we spent together. You brought laughter and joy, a few moments of frustration – never demanding but striving for protection. I was honored and privileged to spend part of my life with you. We laughed and we cried together sharing our love and respect for one another.
May you Rest in peach with your family above.
There is a bright new star shining in the universe, God bless you.
Always and forever.
Love,
Robin
Mrs Morano. What a lovely lady. We brought communion to her for years to her home. She was on the St Loe’ the Great shut-in list. Kept a beautiful home.
It was okays delightful to visit with her. She had a wonderful life including being
a Nany to Shirley Temple Black’s children.
May the Lord be with her.
Al & Linda Leightley
Mrs. Morano:
What an elegant, elect lady in every sense of the word. We are blessed to have been neighbors of the Morano’s for the past twenty years. Kate is such a fine example of graciousness. We express our gratitude to our Father in Heaven that our paths met and passed with some of his cherished children The Marano’s. May He continue to bless their family members with peace and comfort, until they meet again in His presence is our prayer for you all. Grand people that you are we love you.
Sincerely,
Ross and Janell Kincaid