Grace M. (Bevilacqua) Nardizzi passed away on April 18, 2013. She was 93 years old.
Grace was a lifelong resident of Malden and worked as a secretary for the Guidance Department at Malden High School for many years.
Grace was the devoted wife of 36 years to the late Americo “Rico” Nardizzi. She was the beloved mother of Al Nardizzi and his wife Patricia of Dedham and Janet Shaughnessy and her husband Dan of Scituate. Grace was the sister of the late Fred and Larry Drinkwater, Blanche Gardner, Josephine Crowe, Al and Eddie Bevilacqua. She was the cherished grandmother of John, Paul, and Lynne Nardizzi and Christine Shaughnessy. She is also survived by 6 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Wednesday, April 24th at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Joseph’s Church, 770 Salem Street, Malden at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours are Tuesday, April 23rd from 4-8 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Grace’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Assoc., 480 Pleasant St,. Watertown, MA 02472.