GLORIA PETRUZZIELLO Obituary

PETRUZZIELLO, Gloria J. (Tortorici) Age 88, of Brookline, MA, died, September 27, 2024. Born in Boston's North End, she was the daughter of the late Louisa and Joseph Tortorici of Sicily. Loving mother of Gina Petruzziello and late son-in-law, Leon Constantiner of Brookline, the late Joseph Petruzziello of Brookline, Carlo Petruzziello and his wife, Tina Dolan of Carlisle. Grandmother to Ava Petruzziello. Gloria was the tenth child and had 12 siblings. She is survived by brother, Mario Tortorici; sisters, Lucy Busa, Dorothy Paola and Victoria Maurici. She leaves many loving nieces and nephews. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral Mass in Holy Name Church, 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, on Thursday, October 3, at 11:00 a.m. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, Roslindale. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the charity of one's choice. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.lehmanreen.com Lehman, Reen and McNamara 617-782-1000