FRANCES ALOISE WATERBURY ~ Frances (Mezzacca) Aloise of Waterbury died on April 13th at St. Marys Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in New Providence, New Jersey, the daughter of the late Marcellino Antonio and Angelina (Maiden Name) Mezzacca. She moved to Waterbury in 1947 with her husband, Salvatore Aloise and her oldest daughter Connie. She made her home in Waterbury for the rest of her life and was a communicant of Sts. Peter & Paul Church. Frances loved knitting, the Yankees, and the UCONN Women Basketball Team. She donated knit hats for new-borns at St. Marys Hospital, afghans for the homeless through Joann Fabrics, and prayer shawls for the Harold Leever Center. She could be found cheering on her favorite teams with a knitting project on her lap. Frances was a patient, loving, and supportive mother, a devoted wife, sister and daughter and a loyal and true friend. She was loved by her family and friends and will be dearly missed by all those who survive her. Frances will be remembered as the best mother and grandmother ever, a kind and compassionate person, always giving to those less fortunate than herself. She never gave up on a person and she never gave up on herself. She possessed a most generous heart. Frances is irreplaceable, and her family and friends already sense that their lives have been diminished by her passing. She is survived by her oldest daughter Constance Aloise and Connies husband, Peter Alexander of Hartford and her youngest daughter, Kathleen Aloise Colavecchio and Kathys husband, Tom, and Kathy and Toms daughters, Kate and Kim of Wolcott and her sister, Margaret Rito of Stirling, NJ. Frances was predeceased by her husband, Salvatore, her daughter, Karen Ann Aloise and her granddaughter, Amanda Frances Luddy. One of nine siblings, she was predeceased by several brothers and sisters, including Lawerence, Carmella, Florence, Rose, Joseph, Mary, and Rocco Mezzacca. She was the favorite sister, the favorite aunt and the favorite cookie maker. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 9:30 from Woodtick Memorial, 420 Woodtick Rd., Wolcott to proceed to St. Leo the Great Church for a funeral mass at 10. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 8:15 until 9:15 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38705 or the VNA, 50 Brookside Dr., Waterbury, CT 06708

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