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Obituary for Nizzi


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday August 16, 2000

Katherine Mary Nizzi, 84, a resident of Albuquerque since 1946, passed away Monday, August 14, 2000 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, John U. Nizzi of the family home; granddaughter, Toni Ann Mora and husband, Tom of CA; grandson, John Joseph Nizzi and wife, Monica; their mother Carol Nizzi; great-grandson, Jonathan Zachery Nizzi, all of Albuquerque; brothers, Angelo Bracco and wife, Tina of Monterey, CA, Albert D. Bracco of El Paso, TX; sister, Albina Bonacquisti of Colorado Springs, CO; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Nizzi was preceded in death by her son, John W. Nizzi. Born in Torino, Italy on May 15, 1916, she attended Delagua and Trinidad High Schools. She came to the United States in 1927 and married John Nizzi on June 23, 1935 at Mt. Carmel Church in Trinidad, CO. Mrs. Nizzi was a member of Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Church. Rosary will be recited Thursday, August 17, 2000, 7:00 p.m., at French Mortuary Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, with Sophia Gurule reciting. Mass will be celebrated Friday, August 18, 2000, 11:00 a.m., at Our Lady of The Assumption Catholic Church, Lomas and Tennessee, with Father Michael Cimino, Celebrant. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Nizzi, Don Grosette, Lewis Vasquez, Tom Mora, Jim McGovern and Eric Shirley. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, Thursday, August 17, 2000, from 5:00 p.m. until time of Rosary.


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