Sophie (Rizzo) Galardi

Galardi, Sophie (Rizzo) of Revere passed away surrounded by her loving family on October 27, 2020 at the age of 98. Born in Boston on July 1, 1922 to the late Martin and Elizabeth Rizzo. Beloved wife of 61 years to the late Guy Galardi. Devoted mother of Elaine Draper and her late husband Fred “Skip” of Revere, Cheryl DiChappari and her husband Frank of Burlington, and the late Robert “Bobby” Galardi and his surviving wife Ruthann. Cherished grandmother of Eric Galardi and his wife Kim, Marc Galardi and his wife Olga, Craig Draper and his wife Lynn, Wendy Ward and her husband Joe, Derek DiChappari, and Ashley Moore and her husband Kyle. Adored great grandmother of Michael, Kimberly, Joseph, Joshua, Jack, Benjamin, Adelina, Capriana, and Bellezza. Dear sister of the late Arthur Rizzo and his surivivg wife Josephine “Tootsie”, Salvatore Rizzo, Carmella Lombardi, Florence Rizzo, Samuel Rizzo, and Edith Mercurio. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Sophie worked as a seamstress for many years in Boston, Revere, and Chelsea. She was in the Teamsters Union 841 of Boston. She was a woman that loved family, enjoyed life, and will be sorely missed by all who knew her. A visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home 128 Revere St, Revere on Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm (The family respects your decision if you can’t attend due to the current circumstances we are facing with Covid-19). Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Due to Covid-19 guidelines and due to strict capacity limits, we ask everyone to make a brief visit and then exit the funeral home so others may enter. Social distancing and mask are required at the funeral home and church. Funeral Mass at St. Anthony’s Church in Revere on Friday November 6, 2020 at 11:00am everyone to meet directly at church (Names and temperatures will be taken upon entrance). Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Sophie’s name to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 28 West 44th St, suite 609, New York, NY 10036 or at give.bcrf.org. For guest book please visit www.buonfiglio.com

St Anthony's of Padua Cath Church

Phone: (781) 289-1234

Address: 250 Revere St Revere MA,

Service Date: Thursday November 5th, 2020

Service Time: 4:00 pm

Service Notes: Visitation

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