Wellsville, NY

MAE LAUZZE, 99 of 96 East Pearl Street passed away on January 25, 2004 at Wellsville Highland Healthcare Center. She was born on October 24, 1904 in Bradford, PA the daughter of Joseph and Angelina (Gillotte) Cardamone.  On September 1, 1919 she married Anthony Lauzze, Sr. who predeceased her on April 13, 1960.

Mae was a former resident of Bradford, PA where she attended St. Bernard’s School and was a probe student at   Bradford Hospital. She was employed as a general and private duty nurse for 65 years.  She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church and Altar & Rosary Society, a member of the Buffalo Red Cross Motor Corps and was Chairman of the Allegany County Nurses Association Blood Bank Program.  She was a member of the Red Cross Board of Directors for 24 years, a Charter Member and Graduate Regent of the Women of the Moose, a member of the Wellsville Country Club and the Jones Memorial Auxiliary, Evergreen Twig. 

Mae is survived by 1 daughter: Marion “Toots” Van Skiver of Wellsville, 1 son: Anthony V. (Mary) Lauzze, Jr. of Myrtle Beach, SC, 7 grandchildren: Tom (Kay) Lauzze of Wellsville, Kirk (Diane) Lauzze of Chicago, IL, Peter (Pat) Lauzze of Bath, Steve (Sharon) Lauzze of Corfu, Mike Lauzze of Wellsville, Martin Lauzze of FL., and Marla (Per) Hahn of Toronto, 9 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, 2 brothers: Frank, and Richard Cardamone of Bradford, PA, 1 sister: Josephine Pantuso of Bradford, PA, and several nieces and nephews. 

She was predeceased by her parents, 4 sisters: Molly Cooper, Lana “Helen” Piscitelli, Santulla Fuoco, and Jeanette Cardamone, 3 brothers; Thomas, Anthony, and Ben Cardamone, and 1 grandson: Danny Van Skiver.   

Friends are invited to call on Monday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville. A  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 in the Immaculate Conception Church in Wellsville, with Rev. Dennis Wolf as celebrant. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wellsville.  Memorial suggestions include the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps or the Jones Memorial Hospital Memorial Fund.