Marco Anthony (Toni) Marchetti passed away Friday, September 9, 2011, after a long illness.  A native of New York City, he was the son of Andrew Anthony Marchetti and Catherine Evangeline Fopeano Marchetti, born February 15, 1936.

Toni was a loving and faithful husband; a fun-loving and beloved father. He worked for thirty-nine years for the United States Department of Agriculture as a noted rice specialist. He was active in Beaumont’s Barbershop Chorus, The Harmony Exporters, where he sang baritone. For the last ten years, he volunteered at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. He was a lover of nature and the outdoors, and his favorite place to be when he wasn’t at home was the porch at Willow Ridge Farm in Pennsylvania, where his family gathered twice a year.

Cherishing his memories are his wife, Nancy Maggard Marchetti; children, Cathi Griffiths, Mary Marchetti, Andy Marchetti, Martha Vincent, Jamie Hornbuckle, Ashley Hornbuckle, and Katie Brading; brothers, Pete, Mike, and John Marchetti; nineteen grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

His Memorial Mass will be celebrated 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 6825 Gladys Avenue, Beaumont under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.  A Rosary will be recited at 1:00 p.m., prior to his Mass, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to the Friends of Anahuac Refuge, P.O. Box 1348, Anahuac, Texas 77514.