Patricia A. (Gagliardi) Forlizzi of Saugus died on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 96. Her husband, Nicholas M. Forlizzi, died before her.
She was born and raised in East Boston, the daughter of Sabino and Rose (Merra) Gagliardi, and lived in Saugus for 65 years. She worked 25 years as a sales clerk at Sears, played Bingo and cards and spent all the time she could with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She leaves her sons, Stephen Forlizzi and his wife Noreen of Danvers and Nicholas Forlizzi of Saugus; her grandchildren, Matthew Forlizzi, Dr. Julianne Forlizzi, Kelleen Pagnam and her husband Colin, Nicole Forlizzi, and Cara Fuentes and her wife Lily; her great-grandchildren, Maverick, Reagan, Grace and Claire; and her sister, Sarah Hanlon of Beverly. Five brothers died before her.
Visitation is Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus, followed by a 10:30 funeral Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer Street, Saugus, and burial at Riverside Cemetery. The family suggests donations to the Kaplan Family Hospice House through caredimensions.org.
Compiled from information published by Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home. Photograph courtesy of the family via Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home. This is our own summary, not the family’s obituary; read the full obituary and leave a condolence at the funeral home’s page on Legacy.com. Corrections: we will fix any error promptly.
