Mildred Piazza, 97, of Weston, Passed Away Sept. 2

Obituary courtesy of Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home.

Mildred Piazza, age 97 of Weston, the beloved wife of the late Dr. Louis R. Piazza, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 2, 2015. She was born in Passaic, NJ to the late Alfonse and Rosina Battiste.

She was a generous, thoughtful, engaging and elegant woman who left a lasting impression. She led by example and by love and wanted the best for everyone.

She is survived by her loving daughters, Patrice Kopas and her husband, Kenneth and Carina Silvestri and her husband, John all of Weston. She will also be missed by her beloved grandchildren, Christopher, Mark, Brianna, Michael and Christina; and sister-in-law, Bella Candaffio of Myrtle Beach, SC. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Edward, Donald and Evelyn.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. directly at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 35 Norfield Rd. in Weston. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Weston Senior Center, 9 School Road, Weston, CT 06883 or the Westport Library, 20 Jessup Road, Westport, CT 06880.