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Lucrezia Porto Izzo, 86, of North Haven, formerly of Hamden, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17 at her home with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Pasquale Izzo. Lucrezia was born in Faicchio, province of Benevento, Italy on Nov. 16, 1933, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria Esposito Porto.

She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren whom she loved unconditionally.

She was the mother of Giuseppe (Domenica) Izzo, Antonio (Kim) Izzo, Benny (Heike Severine) Izzo, Josephine “Pina” (Mario) Marra, and Gino (Lisa) Izzo. She was the grandmother of Pasquale, Lucrezia (Krisha), Stefano, Antonio, Ivana, Lucrezia, Erica, Michael, Adrianna, Mario Antonio, Gabriella, Domenic, Nicholas, Jessica, Giada, and the late Antonio. She was the great-grandmother of Antonio, Alexandra, Russell, Ella, and Tony; and the sister of Angelo, Giuseppe, Immacolata, Nicolina, Antoinette Porto, and the late Domenico Porto.

The visiting hours will be on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave. Family and friends are invited to go directly to Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Therese Church, 555 Middletown Ave., North Haven, on Friday, Nov. 22 at 10:00 a.m. to attend a Mass of Christian burial and are also invited to attend the committal service immediately following in the All Saints Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Lucrezia Izzo can be made to the Closer to Free Fund, which jointly supports Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and Yale Cancer Center. Please make checks payable to Closer to Free Fund and mail to PO Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508. Please include the honoree’s name on the memo line. For an online obituary, visit www.northhavenfuneral.com.