Clara Jean "Puddy" Nuzzo, 70, of 117 Harrisburg Run, passed away, Monday, August 21, 2017, at home, surrounded by her loving family,
Born December 10, 1946, in Bradford she was a daughter of the late William and Ann (Hohnerlein) Abrams.
On June 22, 1968 in Bradford, she married John Anthony Nuzzo who passed away December 6, 1992.
Puddy was a 1964 graduate of Bradford Area High School. She had been employed in the art department at Zippo Mfg., Speers, Fannin's Dress Shop, Grahams Greenhouse, Big Lots and Worth W. Smith Co.
She was an amazing artist who loved science and was fascinated by holograms. She enjoyed a good Hallmark movie and liked to share her opinion of the wardrobe worn by the Weather Channel Anchors.
When her children were younger, Puddy was the neighborhood mom, all the kids were welcome. She relished her tiny cups of coffee and loved how the morning sun streamed in to her bedroom window at different angles during the year. She was the rock that her family anchored themselves to. Puddy was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and a great friend.
Surviving are three children, a daughter, Angela Nuzzo, of Bradford, two sons, Jesse (Carrie Thomas) Nuzzo, of Custer City, and Joseph (Rochelle) Nuzzo, of Bradford, two granddaughters, Abbagayl Nuzzo and Freya Nuzzo, two sisters, Anna Maria "Trena" Ansell, of Topeka, KS, and Joan Ella (Harry) Peterson, of Ridgway, a brother, William (Margaret) Abrams, of Somerville, MA, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and eldest daughter, Patricia Nuzzo, who died October 17, 2013.
Family will be receiving friends on, Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 10:00 to 11:00am in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., 33 South Ave., where a Memorial Service will be held at 11:00am with Rev. Raymond Gramata, pastor of St. Bernard Church officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com