Andrea Arlene Coloretti-Cox Nelson

Andrea Arlene Coloretti-Cox Nelson of Sonoma California, born October 18th 1942 in San Francisco CA, to Louis Coloretti of Eerie PA and Clarita Louise Ferndanez of Honolulu, passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones, after her battle with lung cancer. She lived with her parents and three siblings - Robert (Bobby), Louis (Tony) and Gloria until she moved to New York at the age of 13 where she was adopted by the Mazzucco family, inheriting three more siblings, Joanne, Ann Marie and Carla. At the age of 18, she married Gerald Cox, resided in Elmsford, NY, and raised three wonderful sons - John Cox, Gerald Cox and Thomas Cox. Her three sons would provide her with eight beautiful grandchildren – Jaimie, Dylan, Jerry, Brieanna, Dezmond, Dakota, Ryan and Annalise, as well as one great grandchild, Mason – all who fondly referred to her as Nonnie. Andrea was an amazing cook and taught her sons the art of cooking; as a result of her influence, one son would later become a chef, and when he moved to California, the two worked in her small kitchen catering large events in the Sonoma CA area. Working tirelessly as a waitress in New York, she later returned to home health care when she moved back to California, also volunteering her time at a local hospital. In her yearly evaluation, which was exemplary, the only limitation noted was that she ‘sometimes laughed too loud’. We should all have such limitations. This was a testament to her joy, spirit and to all the lives she impacted around her. She was a caretaker, a support system, a shelter for those with no place to go -her front door, her kitchen table and her extra bedroom, always open to anyone in need. Andrea always had a kind word or a word of encouragement to anyone and everyone. Andrea Nelson will be deeply missed. She is survived by her three sons, John, Gerald and Thomas, her brother Bobby, her former husband Gerald Cox, her eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, her stepsiblings Anne Marie and Carla, as well as many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, Louis and Clarita, her brother Tony, her sister Gloria and her stepsibling Joanne. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 28th, 2022 at 4PM at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, located at 59 E Main Street in Elmsford, NY.

Andrea Arlene Coloretti-Cox Nelson

October 18, 1942 - November 12, 2022