Melissa M. Halby Gerardi, age 49, of Stratford, beloved wife of Michael Gerardi, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Melissa a homemaker was born in New York and graduated from Pelham High School. She was a member of Our Lady of Peace Church in Lordship, and volunteered as a Docent at the Beardsley Zoo. Survivors in addition to her husband include her cherished children, Helena, Jillian and Jonathan, her father, Gary Halby and his wife Bette of NY, mother, Shirley LaRusso of NC, brother Eric Halby of FL, sister, Gabriel Pouder and her husband Leonard of Sharon, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, August 12th at 9 a.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford, and at10 a.m. in Our Lady of Peace Church Lordship, for a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery, Monroe. Friends may call on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family is respectfully asking for donations toward Melissa's funeral costs. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated, regardless of amount. Donations can be made payable and mailed to Thomas Gerardi, 40 Shadow Lane, New Canaan, CT 06840. Please write "Melissa Gerardi Memorial Fund" on the memo line of your check.