Angela Maria (Brini) Fazio, 87, of Wethersfield, beloved wife for 54 years of the late Pietro Fazio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at Hartford Hospital.
Born in Sepino, province of Campobasso, Italy on February 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Pasqualina Maria (Cusano) Brini and lived in West Hartford for many years before moving to Wethersfield. Angela worked in the kitchen at Conard High School in West Hartford for many years. She loved growing her own fruits and vegetables. Her passion for flowers could be seen by all who visited her home and beautiful gardens. Any guest to her home enjoyed her hospitality and delicious meals. Her greatest enjoyment of all was spending time with her loving family and friends.
A loving mother and grandmother, Angela will be forever missed by her daughter, Rosina Marquis and husband Steven of Kensington and their children Ryan and Marisa, her son, Peter Fazio and partner Terence Pollard of Naples, FL. She is also survived by a sister, Cristina Ricciardone of Italy, as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by an infant son, Valentino Fazio and her sisters, Angelina Nowik, Antoinette Cusano and Rosina Brini.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday (March 9th) at the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect Street, Wethersfield. Everyone is asked to please meet directly at the church. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield. The family will receive relatives and friends from 2 - 5 p.m. on Sunday (March 8th) at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield.
Memorial donations may be made in Angela’s memory to Brigham and Women's Hospital Development Office, 116 Huntington Ave., 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02116. Please make check payable to Brigham and Women's Hospital and write Cardiology Department with her name in the memo.
To share a memory of Angela with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.
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