Lucrezia Porto Izzo, 86, of North Haven, formerly of Hamden, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Pasquale Izzo. Lucrezia was born in Faicchio, province of Benevento, Italy on November 16, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria Esposito Porto. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren whom she loved unconditionally. Mother of Giuseppe (Domenica) Izzo, Antonio (Kim) Izzo, Benny (Heike Severine) Izzo, Josephine “Pina” (Mario) Marra and Gino (Lisa) Izzo. Grandmother of Pasquale, Lucrezia (Krisha), Stefano, Antonio, Ivana, Lucrezia, Erica, Michael, Adrianna, Mario Antonio, Gabriella, Domenic, Nicholas, Jessica, Giada and the late Antonio. Great-grandmother of Antonio, Alexandra, Russell, Ella and Tony. Sister of Angelo, Giuseppe, Immacolata, Nicolina, Antoinette Porto and the late Domenico Porto.
The visiting hours will be on Thursday from 5 to 8pm at the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. Family and friends are invited to go directly to Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Therese Church, 555 Middletown Avenue, North Haven on Friday morning at 10:00 to attend a Mass of Christian burial and are also invited to attend the committal service immediately following in the All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Lucrezia Izzo can be made to the Closer to Free Fund, which jointly supports Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and Yale Cancer Center. Please make checks payable to Closer to Free Fund and mail to P.O. Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508. Please include the honoree’s name on the memo line.
We would like to send our deepest sympathy , we loved that strong woman , who worked so hard to make sure her family was taken care of, and loved to have company at her house and made sure she had food to force for you to eat, her life was full of riches cause she had a family who truly loved her.
Dear Mr. Izzo, Erica, Michael, and Family,
I was so saddened to read about your mom/grandmother. We are extending our heartfelt sympathy at this extremely difficult time.
With deepest condolences,
Nancy, John, Jason, (Lisa), Mark, (Fernanda) Ferraro and My Mom-Nancy Porto
St. Stephen School -Grade 2
Dear Joe, Tony, Gino, Benedetto, and Pina,
Our deepest condolences to all of you and your families for the loss of your mother. She was a very strong woman and she was very proud of her family. You are all great people and as the saying goes, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. May she rest in peace.
We are so very sorry for your loss . Your in our hearts and our prayers
God bless
Dear Benny, Heike, and Izzo Family ~ Our sincere condolences for the loss of your mom & Nonna! Both your mom and dad were such wonderful people!! There are many fond and treasured memories of your parents and all of you when we were younger! Your mom was a wonderful woman! She was always very warm and welcoming and always had a smile on her face!! May she find peace now that she’s with your Dad! May God bless you all with strength as you cope with the difficult days ahead! May you all find peace in the love and support of family and friends and may the cherished memories of your Mom bring you comfort! God bless you all!
Tick tock tick tock tick tock tick tock. Benedetto and Heika come to Michael, Pasquale and Nonna, we are all waiting for you here.