Bruna M. Bresciani

HOPEDALE Bruna M. (Mei) Bresciani, 93, of Hopedale, died Saturday morning, Sept. 20, 2008, at the Milford Regional Medical Center. She was the widow of Fred J. Bresciani, who died in 1969. She was born in Framingham, the daughter of the late Sopranzo, and the late Marianna (Montinari) Mei, and resided in Hopedale for the past 73 years. Mrs. Bresciani was a longtime communicant of Sacred Heart Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her family. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Robert G. (Shirley A.) Butcher and Janice M. Bresciani, both of Hopedale; five grandchildren, Janis Grady of Mendon, Jeffrey Butcher of Milford, Jill Andreola of Sagamore Beach, Charles G. Manzola of Wareham, and Michael A. Manzola of Blackstone; eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was also the maternal grandmother of the late baby girl, Manzola. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from the Edwards Memorial Funeral Home (www.edwardsmemorialfuneralhome.com), 44 Congress St., Milford, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 1:30 p.m., in Sacred Heart Church, 187 Hopedale St. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Medway Road, (Rte. 109), Milford. A visiting hour will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 23, from 12 to 1 p.m., just prior to her funeral Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation, 4600 Devitt Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45246.