Betty J. Gizzi
- June 24, 1929 - December 26, 2011
- Melrose, Massachusetts
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“Betty Betty,,,,Where do i start? We go back so far. I have done your hair for so many years ! Y ou were not just a client you were a mom,friend,a...Read More »
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1 of 4 | Posted by: Judie Leger Waitt - wakefield, MA
“To the family I wish to tell you how sad I was to hear of your mothers passing. I felt I knew her as your Dad use to talk so lovingly about her when...Read More »
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2 of 4 | Posted by: Kathleen Tobin - Melrose, MA
“Betty was more than a friend to me, she was like family. I have wonderful memories of our years spent together at the dancing school. She will be...Read More »
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3 of 4 | Posted by: Diane Cole - Malden, MA - Friend
“The Gately Family and Staff wish to express our sincere sympathy to you. It is our hope that we may be able to make a difficult time more bearable....Read More »
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4 of 4 | Posted by: John W. Gately, Fred Sprague & Steve Bartholomew - MA
Betty J. (Darrah) Gizzi passed away at the Winchester Nursing Home in Winchester, MA on December 26, 2011. She was 82 years of age. Betty was born in Stoneham on June 24, 1929 to the late Shepherd & Olive (Hillier) Darrah. Betty was raised in Melrose, attended Melrose schools and has been a lifelong resident. Mrs. Gizzi worked as a secretary at Diane Cole Dance School for over 15 years and was a volunteer at St. Mary's Rectory in Melrose for many years. Betty enjoyed baking, playing bingo, and taking an occasional trip to Foxwoods. Mrs. Gizzi was predeceased by her husband Stan on December 12th of this year. She was the mother of Virginia McEnery & her husband Stephen of NJ, Patricia Coburn of Melrose and Dennis M. Horgan & his wife Carolyn of Wakefield. Sister of Geraldine Marshall of Reading. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St. Melrose, on Saturday December 31st at 10AM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. There are no visiting hours. Interment to follow at Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose.
