AVON - Janet (Morelli) DeFranzo, 78, of Old Farms Road, Avon, beloved wife of George V. DeFranzo, died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at her home surrounded by her husband and daughter. She was born May 10, 1933 in Canton, daughter of the late Aldo and Dora (Gherlone) Morelli and had lived in Avon all of her life. Janet was a member of the Church St. Ann, Avon, the Avon Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and the Avon Senior Center. She enjoyed being with her family and friends.
Besides her loving husband of 56 years, she is survived by her loving daughter, Donna Lee DeFranzo Ouellette and her husband David Ouellette of Burlington; her precious granddaughters, Dana Marie of Torrington and Dawn Marie of Burlington; a sister, Shirley Whitten of Winsted; a brother, Aldo Morelli, Jr. of Granby; her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Gina and Al DeFranzo of Windsor, Jeanie and Michael DeFranzo of Enfield, Lucille and Frank LaBianca of Enfield and Tony DeFranzo of Windsor and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Vincent Funeral Home, 120 Albany Turnpike, Canton on Monday, October 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral will be Tuesday, October 25, 9:15 a.m. from the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. at the Church of Saint Ann in Avon. Burial will be in Saint Ann's Cemetery in Avon. Memorial donations may be made to the Avon Volunteer Fire Department, 25 Darling Drive, Avon CT 06001 or to the Farmington Valley VNA Hospice, 8 Old Mill Lane, Simsbury, CT 06070 or to the Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center, C/O Hartford Hospital, P. O. Box 5037, Hartford, CT 06102. Please visit Janet's "Book of Memories" at www.vincentfuneralhome.com for online condolences.
Published in The Register Citizen on October 23, 2011