Sentinel & Enterprise Fitchburg, MA
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Barbara Lanza
LEOMINSTER -- Barbara E. (Davis) Lanza, 79, of 63 Webber St., died Tuesday, May 22, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center, University Campus in Worcester.
Mrs. Lanza was born in Leominster on March 6, 1928, daughter of Eugene and Elizabeth (Leger) Davis, and was a lifelong resident.
She had worked at the former E.I. Dupont Co., the former Gallagher Junior High School and in home health care.
Barbara was a member of St. Anna’s Church in Leominster.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Mario P. Lanza; two daughters, Linda E. Baker and her husband, Stephen E. Baker, of Leominster and Nancy L. Corbett and her husband, Thomas B. Corbett, of Woodbridge, Va.; a brother, Robert E. Davis of Leominster; a grandson, Michael J. Corbett of Woodbridge, Va.; and a very close friend, Wendy Bigelow of Leominster.
She was predeceased by her brother, Eugene Davis.
LANZA -- Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 26, from the Silas F. Richardson & Son Funeral Home, 106 West St., Leominster, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Anna’s Church, 194 Lancaster St., Leominster. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours will be held on Friday, May 25, from 6-8 p.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts, 181 Park Ave., Suite 12, West Springfield, MA 01089 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. www.richardsonfuneralhome.net.