Grace Penna Mazzagatti, 96, of Port Arthur died Tuesday, February 10, 2004 at the Senior Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in Nederland.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2004 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland with Rev. David Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont under the direction of Broussard`s in Nederland. A scriptural rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the mortuary.
Mrs. Mazzagatti was a native of Beaumont, where she attended South Park schools and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She moved to Port Arthur in 1940 where she retired from Sears, after twenty-seven years in retail sales. She was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland where she served as a Eucharistic Minister for many years. She was a member of the church choir and was also a member of the Altar Society having served as president. She was also a member of the National Council of Catholic Women, and the Keenagers Club. For many years Mrs. Mazzagatti assisted in the Pre-K program at Sycamore Private School in Nederland.
She is survived by three daughters, Connie Davis of Port Arthur, Mary Ellen Thornhill and husband Collins of Port Arthur, and Billie Rose Klein of Austin; granddaughters, Betsy Barker and husband Michael of Stamford, Connecticut, Cindy Reeder and husband Patrick of Carrollton, Texas; grandsons Larry Thornhill of Port Arthur, Mark Thornhill and wife Dori of Lakeway, Texas, Hal Klein and wife Karen of Austin; great grandchildren, Kimberlee Butler DeMarco and husband David of Houston, Kate and Collie Barker, Maxwell, Jack, Nicki, Sam, Tommy & Joe Reeder, William, Jimmy, Patrick, Michael and Hallie Klein, Monica Grace and Lyndie Thornhill. She also has numerous nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers will be, Larry Thornhill, Mark Thornhill, Hal Klein, David DeMarco, and Collins Thornhill.