On 2/11/2019 the Lord called home Mary Lou Dolce after a great ride of 94 years on this earth. She was the eldest of 4 daughters of Etelvina and Jose Alverde from Spain and grew up in a loving extended family in New Britain. Married to a devoted husband for 54 years until his death, Orlando Dolce, they did their best to raise a solid Christian family. Mary Lou worked for many years at Comet Manufacturing until her retirement; She was then able to enjoy her husband's retirement also, and together shared some travel vacation adventures. Along with her sisters and parents she was an active member for many years of the Spanish American Cultural Club in New Britain. During all this time in our family's opinion, she became a world class mother and wife and we are awed by her example. After Orlando's death in 2004, Mary Lou enjoyed the company of a long time friend and widower Frank Daddabbo who treated her with absolute kindness until his death. One of her great joys was also the friendship of her sister Fina Bordonaro, longtime neighbors, Dot Zientarski, Gladys and Fenmore Feigenbaum, Betsy Tierney and her brother/sister in law, Katherine and Bill Peterson. Together they watched out for each other, sharing both good and bad times. They remember her deceased sisters, Anita and Ethel. Left behind with her memory are her twins:
Dennis Dolce and Denise Dolce-Maule with respective spouses, Laura and Paul. Her grandchildren: Jay (Maggie) Maule, Kristin Maule (Dan), Maria (Dave) Horan and Adam and Andy Dolce were perhaps the premier joy in her life, except maybe for her great grandchildren, Chris and Allie Maule who provided even more happiness. She also leaves many wonderful nieces and nephews.
Though we truly miss our Maria Luisa, we would not deny her the heavenly reward and rest she so deserves.
Please join us for a Memorial Service and a Celebration of her Life on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 10:30AM with a Service to follow at 11:00AM at New Britain Memorial Donald D. Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave., New Britain. In lieu of flowers, please just perform an act of kindness deliberately in her name and pay it forward, making someone else's day a little brighter.
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