Leslie Frances LaVorgna, 73, of East Haven, passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 4, 2017 at the Smilow Cancer Hospital/Yale New Haven with her family by her side. Leslie was born in New Haven on January 20, 1943; daughter of the late Vincent and Ellen Gagliardi LaVorgna; was a former bookkeeper for ABA and was a member of the 1960 Hillhouse High School Alumni Committee. Sister of David (Angela) Lavorgna and the late Vincent Lavorgna. Aunt of Justin (Maria) Lavorgna and Jill (Adam) Laudati. Great-Aunt of Victoria & Nicolas Lavorgna, Xavier and Zander Laudati.
Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue Monday morning at 9:15. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in Our Lady of Pompeii Church at 10:00. Interment will follow in Beaverdale Memorial Park. The visiting hours will be Sunday from 3 to 5 pm. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.