World War II veteran,  Retired Reading Fire Captain

Published in the October 22, 2015 edition

Joseph-Pizzano-Obit-webNORTH READING — Joseph Pizzano of Groveland,  formerly of Revere and Haverhill, passed away on Oct. 18, 2015, at age 94, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill. He was a retired Revere Fire Captain and a World War II Veteran.

He is survived by three his daughters, Patricia, Barbara and Jean and her husband Bob Mascola of North Reading; grandchildren, Brenda Padolsky, Brian Waugh, Kathy DiFraia, Kris Bellino and David DiFraia of North Reading; nephews Paul and Joseph Rinaldi, and his beloved companion Betty Mahoney.

Services will be held at a later date and will be private.

The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his memory to the Leary Firefighters Foundation (www.learyfirefighters.org). Arrangements are by the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow St., North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.com.