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Angela M. (Valeri) Pizzuti Angela M. (Valeri) Pizzuti, 77, of 543 Pleasant St., died Sunday, Jan. 1, in her home. She was born in Leominster on July 18, 1928, the daughter of Angelo and Domenica (Piccolomini) Valeri and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Leominster High School in 1946 and had been active in her class reunion committee. Mrs. Pizzuti worked as a bookkeeper for the Leominster Housing Authority for several years before retiring and was working part-time as the office manager at Cristina’s Restaurant in Leominster. She was a member of St. Anna’s Church, the St. Anna’s Society, and the Order of the Sons of Italy, all of Leominster. She was a member of the former Italian American Cultural Society in Leominster. Mrs. Pizzuti is survived by two brothers, Dr. C. Robert Valeri of Marblehead and David A. Valeri of Leominster; a sister, Corinne R. Lanzillo of Troy, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Richard P. Pizzuti, died in 1993; and a brother, John A. Valeri, died in 1987. Burial was in St. Leo’s Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours are Saturday morning from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. in the funeral home. |
Murie T. Pulsinelli Murie T. (Arsenault) Pulsinelli, 78, of 51 Crestfield Lane, died Wednesday evening in HealthAlliance/Hospital/Leominster after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Pulsinelli was born in Leominster on Jan. 26, 1928, daughter of Henry and Sophie (Melanson) Arsenault, and graduated from Leominster High School. She had been a telephone operator for the Bell Co. in Fitchburg and worked as a hairdresser several years ago. She was a member of St. Anna’s Church in Leominster, volunteered for the American Red Cross and she loved to dance. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Anthony M. Pulsinelli; a daughter, Dian T. Grote, of Leominster; a sister, Gloria Gerbino of Miami Beach, Fla.; and two granddaughters, Karen L. Grote of Fitchburg and Kristina M. Grote of Leominster. Funeral services and burial in Evergreen Cemetery were private. |
Newell J. "Newt" Dyer 1928 - 2008 Newell J. "Newt" Dyer, 79, of 219 Whalom Road, Lunenburg, died September 15, 2008. Two brothers, Charles H. Dyer Jr. and Donald J. Dyer, and nieces and nephews Martin, Lori, Shawn, Carrie, Robert, Danny, and Richard. A sister, Virginia predeceased Newt in 1997. Newt was born on October 26, 1928, the son of Charles H. Dyer and Valentine (Papillon) Dyer. He served in the U.S. Army and was in the Korean War. While in the Army he received the Army of Occupation Medal, Japan Korean Service Medal w/5 Bronze Service Stars, Distinguished Unit Emblem, Presidential Unit Citation, and a Republic of Korea United Nations Service Medal. Newt was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers (Local #004) & he was a heavy equipment operator before retiring in 1990. Funeral services and burial will be private. www.richardsonfuneralhome.net. |
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Wright Joan Wright, 78, of 6 Beth Ave. in Leominster, formerly of Carriageway Drive and Washington Street, died on Dec. 31 in HealthAlliance Hospital/Leominster. She was born on Aug. 29, 1928, in Leominster, the daughter of Thomas F. and Helen (Lovelace) Wright Sr. Miss Wright was a graduate of Leominster High School Class of 1946. She then graduated from the Chandler Business School in Boston. She was employed as a military clerk for the United States Army at Fort Devens. She was also a member of St. Leo’s Parish in Leominster. Miss Wright is survived by a brother, Thomas F. Wright Jr. and his wife, Regina, of Marshfield; her godchild and caregiver, Maureen (Crowley) Donatelli, of Leominster; two nieces, Elizabeth Soukhanov and her husband, Alex, and Erin Kovalchuk and her husband, Gregory; a nephew, Michael Wright; a great-nephew, Connor F. Kovalchuk. Burial was in St. Leo’s Cemetery in Leominster. |
