Betty M. Pellegrini

BETTY M. PELLEGRINI                                                                1930-2009   LUDLOW- BETTY M. (BELISLE) PELLEGRINI, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY HER LOVING FAMILY ON DECEMBER 19, 2009. BORN ON DECEMBER 24, 1930 IN LUDLOW, A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE WILLIAM AND VIOLA (ROY) BELISLE. BETTY WAS PREDECEASED BY HER LOVING HUSBAND, BORTOLO "BERT" SR.; HER BROTHER, LEO BELISLE; HER LOVING SISTER, ELLA FALCONER; AND A GRANDSON, JASON PELLEGRINI. BETTY LEAVES BEHIND FOUR CHILDREN, DOMENICO "DOM" PELLEGRINI, LAURIE PELLEGRINI, TINA PELLEGRINI - KNIGHT AND HER HUSBAND OLIMPIO LOPES, AND BORTOLO "BERT" PELLEGRINI, JR AND HIS WIFE KIMBERLY. SHE FURTHER LEAVES BEHIND HER GRANCHILDREN, RUSSELL, NATHAN AND SAMANTHA ROZKUSZKA, STEFINY KNIGHT, DOMENICO "NICK" AND BENJAMIN PELLEGRINI, TYLER BRANCO AND ZACHARY PELLEGRINI; A GREAT GRANDCHILD, CYLIE JADE ROZKUSZKA; A BROTHER, RAYMOND BELISLE; MANY GODCHILDREN; AND HER PET COMPANION, CODY. BETTY WAS A GRADUATE OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1945, AND LUDLOW HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1949. SHE WAS DISTINGUISHED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR HER OWNERSHIP OF PELLEGRINI REALTY FOR MORE THEN 30 YEARS. BETTY WAS THE FIRST FEMALE MEMBER TO BE ACCEPTED TO THE UNITY ATHLETIC CLUB. SHE WAS A HAM OPERATOR, AND A C.B RADIO OPERATOR. ASIDE FROM ENJOYING SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, SHE ENJOYED THE COMPUTER, PLAYING GAMES AND COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, GAMBLING, HUNTING, FISHING AND CAMPING. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, BEGINNING AT 9:45 AM FROM THE RATELL FUNERAL HOME, 200 MAIN ST., INDIAN ORCHARD, WITH A LITURGY OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL AT 11 A.M. IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, 191 HUBBARD ST., LUDLOW. BETTY'S FAMILY WILL RECEIVE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AT THE CALLING HOURS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22ND FROM 3-7 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE IN BETTY'S MEMORY TO BAYSTATE VNA & HOSPICE, C/O BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION, 280 CHESTNUT ST., SPRINGFIELD, MA 01104. FOR DIRECTIONS OR ONLINE GUESTBOOK, PLEASE VISIT, WWW.RATELLFUNERALHOME.COM .