Obituary: Jeanette H. (Zielinski) Scielzo

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Jeanette H. (Zielinski) Scielzo

NAUGATUCK — Jeanette H. (Zielinski) Scielzo, 92, widow of Jiro Scielzo, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017 at Glendale Health Center.

Mrs. Scielzo was born in Dickson City, Pa. on June 24, 1924, daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Bartnicki) Zielinski. A longtime Naugatuck resident, she had worked at Grandway Department Store in Stratford for many years. Jeanette enjoyed reading, arts and crafts, and especially spending time with her family. She was affectionately known as “Mamma” by all. She was an also an avid New York Mets fan.

She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Hughes and her husband, William, and Janet Anderson, all of Naugatuck; her brother, Edward Zielinski and his wife, Lynne, of Alabama; her three grandchildren; her five great-grandchildren; her great-great-grandaughter; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her son, Salvatore Scielzo; her grandsons, Salvatore Scielzo, Jr., and Robert Anderson; her brother, William Zielinski and her sister, Josephine Norko.

Her funeral will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main St., Naugatuck, to St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 1006 New Haven Road, Naugatuck, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 12 p.m. Burial will be private. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.