Roberta “Bonnie” Sirois Ardizzoni passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday. She was 63. Born and raised in Arlington, she was a Medford resident for many years. Bonnie worked for many years at Frameworks in Cambridge and Burlington. She had a great artistic touch and never failed to frame a special photo or diploma for her family members. She was a caring, selfless, and giving person who loved and was connected with each member of her large and extended family and she also had a song in her heart. Bonnie had many friends who she spent so much time with. An avid boater, she was the first woman to serve on the board of directors of the Winter Hill Yacht Club. She and her husband John enjoyed boating on the ocean or from their home in West Alton on Lake Winnipesaukee. Her home in West Medford is a place where she let everyone feel welcomed and special. Her passing will leave a void in the hearts of all who knew her.
The beloved wife of John Ardizzoni, she was a devoted mother and best friend of her one and only daughter, Nina Ardizzoni and devoted mother of Nick Ardizzoni . The cherished daughter of Robert Sirois and the late Eleanor (Crowley), she was a dear sister to Maureen Spinosa and her husband Ted of Wilmington, Judy Donnelly of Arlington and her late husband Senator Kenny Donnelly, Susan Davidson and her husband Bruce of Arlington, Nancy McCaffery and her husband John of Woburn, Kathy Sirois and her partner Arthur Conrad of Bedford and Noreen Speer and her husband Tom of Dracut. On the Sirois side of her family she was a loving aunt to Mark, Alyssa, Ryan, Keith, Brenna, Lynn, Amanda, Jill, Jackie, Peter and Lisa, as well as the late John Toby and Craig McCaffery and Greg Mellor. Great Aunt of Sean, Molly and Seamus.
The dear daughter-in-law of the late Vincent and Anne Ardizzoni, Bonnie was a beloved sister-in-law of Paul Ardizzoni and his wife Margaret of Gilford NH, Donna Ardizzoni and her husband Rick Moore of Gloucester and Janet Fiori and her husband Gus of Dracut. With the Ardizzoni family she leaves her beloved nieces and nephews: Ericka, Kimberly, Robyn, Kristen, Michael, Marie, Carolyn, Heather and Keith and was pre-deceased by her great-niece Penelope Grace.
Bonnie leaves many friends, all who were special to her and naming them all is hard to do, but they include, Sally, Lucy, Lynne, Allyson, Helen, Chris, Kathy, Gillian, Karen, Daryl, Paul, Jack, Jo, Carol, Emily, Patti, Lisa P., Carrie, Andrea, Linda and Lynette.
Bonnie will be cremated. A Celebration of Bonnie’s life is being planned for a later date.
Please honor Bonnie’s memory by making a contribution in her name to a substance abuse treatment program of your choice or to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, 72 River Park St., Needham, MA 02494.
It was important to Bonnie to hug each of you and let you know how much you were loved. So please hug and support each other with love during these sad days.