RALEIGH - Michele M. Vitale, 56, died Monday, July 24, 2006. Funeral services were conducted Friday, July 28, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Raleigh.

She was born in Chicago, Ill. to William and Irene Morsette. She taught in several area schools.

Surviving: her husband, Richard; sons, David (Michelle) of Louisburg and Daniel of Durham; daughter, Elizabeth (Stephan) Farrell of Morrisville; mother, Irene Morsette of South Haven, Mich.; sisters, Cynthia Clarke (Arthur) of South Haven, Mich., and Claudette Murphy of Charleston. S.C.; and two grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Michele Vitale Memorial Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 91533, Raleigh, NC 27675.

Arrangements by Mitchell Funeral Home at Raleigh Memorial Park.