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In Memory of
John J.
Mazza
Mazza
1927 - 2012
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Obituary for John J. Mazza
John Joseph Mazza, 84, of 85 Stoddard Avenue, Pittsfield, died Sunday, December 9, 2012, at Berkshire Medical Center.
Born in North Adams on December 30, 1927, the son of Joseph and Alice
Bulletti Mazza, he was educated in Cheshire and Pittsfield schools.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Mr. Mazza was employed as a meat cutter at the former Berkshire Beef for
more than thirty years, and has also worked part-time at Wohrle's Foods. He retired in 1992.
He was a communicant of St. Charles Church and had been a communicant of
the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
He enjoyed golfing and yard work. His family was his greatest joy in life.
Mr. Mazza's wife, the former Gloria M. Tonoli, whom he married October 15, 1949, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, died August 10, 2011.
Mr. Mazza is survived by two daughters, Shirley A. Keyes and her husband, Robert, of Pittsfield, and Sandra M. Whalen and her husband, Mark, of Pittsfield; four
grandchildren, Robbie Keyes, Jessica Whalen, Shane Whalen, and Ashley Keyes; seven
great grandchildren, Quenten, Mackenzie, Lanashia, Michael, Tamia, Tiana, and Jayce;
as well as two sisters, Hazel Mazza of Pittsfield and Inez Denning of Dalton; brother-in- law, Joseph Rossin, and nephew, Gary Rossin.
He was pre-deceased by a sister, Dora Rossin, and a nephew, Brian Denning.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for John Joseph Mazza will be held Thursday, December 13, at
9:15 a.m., from DERY FUNERAL HOME with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Charles Church celebrated by Rev. Peter A. Gregory, Pastor. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be Wednesday, from 4:00 to 7:00
p.m., at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mr. Mazza may be made to St. Charles Church in care of the Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield.
Born in North Adams on December 30, 1927, the son of Joseph and Alice
Bulletti Mazza, he was educated in Cheshire and Pittsfield schools.
He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Mr. Mazza was employed as a meat cutter at the former Berkshire Beef for
more than thirty years, and has also worked part-time at Wohrle's Foods. He retired in 1992.
He was a communicant of St. Charles Church and had been a communicant of
the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
He enjoyed golfing and yard work. His family was his greatest joy in life.
Mr. Mazza's wife, the former Gloria M. Tonoli, whom he married October 15, 1949, in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, died August 10, 2011.
Mr. Mazza is survived by two daughters, Shirley A. Keyes and her husband, Robert, of Pittsfield, and Sandra M. Whalen and her husband, Mark, of Pittsfield; four
grandchildren, Robbie Keyes, Jessica Whalen, Shane Whalen, and Ashley Keyes; seven
great grandchildren, Quenten, Mackenzie, Lanashia, Michael, Tamia, Tiana, and Jayce;
as well as two sisters, Hazel Mazza of Pittsfield and Inez Denning of Dalton; brother-in- law, Joseph Rossin, and nephew, Gary Rossin.
He was pre-deceased by a sister, Dora Rossin, and a nephew, Brian Denning.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services for John Joseph Mazza will be held Thursday, December 13, at
9:15 a.m., from DERY FUNERAL HOME with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Charles Church celebrated by Rev. Peter A. Gregory, Pastor. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Calling hours will be Wednesday, from 4:00 to 7:00
p.m., at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mr. Mazza may be made to St. Charles Church in care of the Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield.
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