The funeral will be held from Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 with a Mass in Saint Anna’s Church, 194 Lancaster St., Leominster at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in Saint Joseph Cemetery in Fitchburg. Calling hours will be held on Monday from 5-7pm in the funeral home.
Fitchburg – Dorothy (Hill) Pandiscio, 83, of Fitchburg, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Sterling Village Nursing Home.
Dorothy was born in Fitchburg on August 26, 1931, a daughter of the late Leroy and Catherine (Moriarty) Hill. She was predeceased by her husband of 47 years James A. Pandiscio in 1997, and brothers Donald and Robert Hill. She is survived by her sister Mary and her husband Paul Walsh of Leominster and Tucson. She was a member of the Fitchburg High Class of 1949.
Her family was her greatest joy. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed homemaking, entertaining and crafting ceramic art. She lived in St. Petersburg, FL with her companion of 16 years Franklin “Buddy” Holroyd of Fitchburg.
She leaves three daughters; Kathleen Charrier and husband Ronald of Fitchburg, Rhonda Dinsmore and husband David of Sebastian FL and Lori Marrone and husband Thomas of Leominster; five grandchildren, Courtney Nicholopoulos, Jamie Lyn Charrier, James Dinsmore, Dossie Lee and Daniel Marrone; and three great-grandchildren, Gavin and Athena Nicholopoulos, and Vincent Kassner.
The funeral will be held from Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 with a Mass in Saint Anna’s Church, 194 Lancaster St., Leominster at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in Saint Joseph Cemetery in Fitchburg. Calling hours will be held on Monday from 5-7pm in the funeral home.