Elizabeth Marsico DeLucia, 90, of North Haven, entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 8, 2020. She was the loving wife of Michael DeLucia for 68 years. She was born in New Haven on May 17, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose Criscuolo Marsico. Elizabeth was the loving mother and mother-in-law of James (Nancy) DeLucia, Salvatore (Toni) DeLucia, MaryAnn (Mark) Apuzzo and Rose (Carl) Slusarczyk. She was the loving grandmother of Michael (Heather) DeLucia, James DeLucia, Jr., Chrissy, Jennifer and Nicole DeLucia; Robert and Alyssa Apuzzo, Emily and Michael Slusarczyk. She was the great grandmother of Alice and William DeLucia and seven other great grandchildren. Sister of Alphonse (Terry) Marsico, Ann DeLucia, RoseMarie Esposito and the late Philomena (Peter)Vollero, Raymond (Toni) Marsico and brother-in-laws Charles DeLucia and Michael Esposito. Elizabeth was a seamstress for 20 years. She will be fondly remembered for her faith and her devotion to her family, as well as for her famous Italian cooking, including her eggplant parmesan and her anginette cookies. Her family would like to thank the staff at Masonicare and at Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus for all of the compassionate care they provided to Elizabeth.
The visiting hours will be Friday morning from 9:00 to 11:00 at The Havens Family, North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. Her funeral procession will leave at 11:00. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Therese Church, 555 Middletown Avenue, North Haven at 11:30 am. Interment will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 200 Executive Blvd., Suite 4B, Southington, CT 06489
Mrs. DeLucia was a blessing for all who knew her. We always thought of her as one of the last true Italian great ladies! An era has passed with her.😪
Nancy and Jim, My sympathies to you both. She left your family with many great loving memories to cherish. She was a fantastic loving mother. May she Rest In Peace.
May perpetual light shine upon her. God bless the DeLucia family and my good friend, Rose.
My the Blessed Mother be waiting for her. She was a wonderful person. Rest in peace Betty.
May God welcome her into his arms.
I’m so sorry for your loss, I have good memories of being at her home and eating her fantastic cooking! May she rest in peace. Prayers and condolences to everyone 💔💔💔
Jim, Nancy and family!! Our deepest condolences to you and family. Fondly Harriett and Rick
We are very sorry for your loss. Our deepest sympathies.