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Louise (Pietropaolo) Rizzo

December 23, 1930 — July 26, 2024

Waltham, MA

Louise (Pietropaolo) Rizzo, of Waltham, formerly of Revere, died Friday, July 26, 2024 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She was less than six months shy of her 94th birthday. 

Louise was born in Revere, the daughter of the late Pasquale ‘Pat’ and Ermelinda ‘Millie’ (Coppola) Pietropaolo. Raised in Revere, she graduated from Revere High School with the class of 1948. A longtime resident of Revere, she moved to Waltham in 2007. She worked in various administrative positions for Sears Roebuck & Co. at its Boston catalog distribution center for over 40 years before retiring. 

After moving to Waltham and while living at Francis Cabot Lowell Mill, Louise rarely missed any resident social functions and frequently assisted in organizing many of The Mill’s group activities. 

She leaves her son, Glenn Rizzo (Paul Simpson) of Waltham; her brother, Pasquale ‘Pete’ Pietropaolo (Anne) of Peabody and the late Sam Pietropaolo; her sister-in-law, Patricia Pietropaolo of Lincoln; many nieces and nephews and a large extended family with whom she remained close. 

Family and friends will honor and remember Louise’s life by gathering to visit on Wednesday, August 7th from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street Waltham followed by her service at 11:30 a.m. Burial is Monday, August 12th in Woodlawn Cemetery, 302 Elm Street, Everett at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to Italian Home for Children, 1125 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130  https://www.italianhome.org/ or Ken Alper Elder Independent Fund and Nutrition Program, 307 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham, MA 02452  https://springwell.com/donation-page/ken-alpert-elder-independence-fund/


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