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- [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Adelizzi, Beverly Ann (Lyons).
Beverly Ann Adelizzi, 81, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 at Maple Farm.
She was born in St. Marys to the late Charles and Bertha (Eckert) Lyons and was the wife of Aristide "Ray" Adelizzi with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.
Beverly was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Lancaster. She was the first child in her family to go to college and graduated from Lock Haven University with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She taught at Lititz Elementary for four years and then stayed home to raise her children. Beverly enjoyed ice skating in her early years, loved her grandchildren, watching Tiger Woods and reading. She was very loyal to her hometown and fiercely Irish.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three children, Angela Adelizzi, wife of Edward Roth of Bayville, New Jersey, Matthew, husband of Angel Adelizzi of Lancaster, and Timothy Adelizzi of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 12 grandchildren, Aerin, Nicole, Anthony, Emma, Abigail, Adriana, Logan, Aiden, Matthew, Angelo, Alexandra and Alexander; two great-granddaughters, Coraline and Timberly; a brother, Tom, husband of Donna Lyons; and a sister, Susan, wife of Gary Weishaar.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Lyons.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Beverly Ann Adelizzi was held Friday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 320 Church Ave., Ephrata, with The Rev. Father John J. McLoughlin, C.SS.R., as celebrant. Final commendation and farewell will be private at the convenience of the family.
A viewing was held Thursday, Sept. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Stradling Funeral Home, 30 N. 9th St., Akron. An additional viewing took place Friday, Sept. 22 from 10-10:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Beverly's memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org.
Arrangements by Stradling Funeral Homes, Inc., Akron/Ephrata. Online condolences can be given at stradlingfuneralhome.com.
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Published in The Daily Press from Sep. 23 to Sep. 24, 2017.
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