Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Pelosi) Bucci of Malden died Saturday, March 28, in the Bear Hill Nursing Home, Wakefield. Born and raised in Everett, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Evelyn (Wingood) Pelosi. A longtime Malden resident, Betty worked as an accountant and a caterer.
She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph P. Bucci and devoted mother of Joseph Bucci III and his wife Diana, Brenda Rufo and her husband Dan, Michelle Luong and her husband Jim, all of Malden, Peter Bucci and his wife Allison of Billerica. She was the loving grandmother of Kyle, Eric, Caitlin, Jena, Juliana and Emma, sister of Carole Madden and her friend Ed Lucey, and the late Patricia Pelosi. Betty is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Wednesday, April 1 at 9AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden, at 10AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with the family Tuesday, March 31 from 4 through 8PM. Services will conclude with burial at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.
As an expression of sympathy, contributions may be sent in Betty's name to the Trinity Boston Foundation, 206 Clarendon St., Boston, MA 02116.