Eva C. Varuzzo, 93
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eva C. Varuzzo, 93, of North Adams died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Sweet Brook Care Centers in Williamstown.
Born in North Adams on Oct. 14, 1922, a daughter of Anthony and Catherine Lenhardt Varuzzo, she attended local schools.
Miss Varuzzo had been employed at the former Jarisch Paper Box Co. for several years.
She was a communicant of the former St. Anthony of Padua Church and its successor, St. Elizabeth of Hungary. She never had a bad thing to say about anybody and was always positive and upbeat.
Known as "Auntie" to her family who loved her dearly, she was most famous for the countless afghans and potholders that she knitted and crotcheted. She often surprised family members with such items presented in their favorite colors. She was also famous for her homemade fudge and the family's traditional Easter pizza recipe that she passed down to those she loved. She was without a doubt among the most giving, nurturing, and loving souls you could have ever encountered. Family and tradition meant so much to Auntie Varuzzo.
She took great pride in helping to provide necessities and wisdom, as well as fun, to her beloved niece and nephew while they were growing up in the 1940s and '50s. Every summer before school started, she would take her shoe club savings and purchase new shoes for them. Her traits never wavered and continued for her lifetime with her grandnieces and grandnephews as well.
Her family will be forever grateful to her for documenting and honoring their lives through the lens of her camera. Beginning around 1942 and continuing for 70 years, she captured on film every holiday, birthday and family gathering. Her beloved family cherishes the countless photographs that translate into fond memories of days gone by.
She leaves her nephew, David Fierro; her niece, Mary Ellen Willey, and grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was predeceased by her sister and brother, Josephine Fierro and Gerald Varuzzo.
FUNERAL NOTICE — A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Miss Varuzzo will take place Saturday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth's Church in North Adams. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery.
A calling hour will be held Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 at Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapels, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Memorial donations are suggested for the Kristine Fierro Memorial Fund through the funeral home.