Pamela Tuzzolino

1946 - 2024

Pamela Jean Harrington Tuzzolino, 78, of Waddell, AZ, passed away, peacefully in the early hours, on November 15, 2024, in Phoenix, AZ.

She was born in Gloversville, NY, on July 13, 1946.

Her husband, of 46 years, John D. Tuzzolino, passed away in 2012.

She is survived by her children, Johanna Barron, of Gilbert, John (Karla) Tuzzolino, of Phoenix, Angela Tuzzolino, of Phoenix and Maryanne (William) Eastburn, of Waddell; and two sisters, Jackie DeMare, of Avondale and her twin sister, Patricia Murray, of Goodyear. She will be missed by granddaughters, Erica and Emily Barron, Meghan Tuzzolino, Domenica, Gwenyth and Felicia Eastburn.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Enid Estelle Dopp Harrington; and father, John Raymond Harrington.

Pamela spent her early years growing up in New York State and graduated from Rome Free Academy in Rome, NY, in 1964. As a young child, she spent summers, with her grandmother, attending vacation bible school and helping in the garden. As she got older, she spent time working and playing at Piseco Lake. Raising her four children with her husband and over the years, she was a homemaker, a restaurant cook, a school and library volunteer, secretary and cashier. She was an avid reader, loved to bake, do crossword puzzles, swim, travel and spoil her granddaughters.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m., December 20, at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Goodyear, AZ. Burial will directly follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Avondale, AZ.