Velma Casanova Rizzo's Obituary
Velma Casanova Rizzo passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the age of 96.
Beloved wife of the late William J. Rizzo. Loving mother of Janice G. Lee, Terry F. Lee, Imelda Eileen Zetterberg and the late Robert R. Lee, Sr. Daughter of the late Margaret Brunett Casanova and Christian Casanova. She was preceded in death by her eleven siblings. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 7 great-greatgrandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:00 AM at St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, 72040 Maple St., Abita Springs, LA 70420 with visitation at church on Tuesday beginning at 9:30 AM until Mass time.
Interment will follow in St. Dominic Catholic Church Cemetery in Husser.
The family would prefer donations in her memory to St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church.
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