Roberta Jeanne Nicolella

Roberta "Bobbie Jeanne" Nicolella, 73, of Silver Spring, MD, formerly of Washington, died on October 18, 2021, in Fairfax Hospital, Virginia. She was born on December 25, 1947, in Washington, a daughter of the late Robert Joseph Nicolella, Sr., and Virginia Ruth Chicone Stathas. Bobbie Jeanne was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School. Ms. Nicolella worked for thirty years as a medical record keeping instructor at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A talented amateur painter, she was an excellent soprano, published poet, and a very well-rounded traveler. Surviving are three brothers, William "Bill" Nicolella, Anthony G. "Tony" Nicolella, and Robert J. Nicolella, Jr., all of Washington; two sisters, Mary Jo (Tony) Verardi, of O'Hara Township, and Barbara R. Nicolella, of McMurray; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received on Thursday, October 28, 2021, from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. There will be a Eulogy at 3:30 p.m.