Obituary

READSBORO- Mae Elaine (Brewer) Passardi, 88, of Readsboro, died on Friday, July 26, at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center.
Mrs. Passardi was born in Houlton, ME, on December 19, 1930, the daughter of Walter and Isabel (Campbell) Brewer. She attended schools in Maine.
Mrs. Passardi was last employed by the US Postal Service in Monroe Bridge, MA. She was a communicant at St. Joachim’s Church and a member of its St. Anne Society. She enjoyed baking and sewing.  She was devoted to her church and family and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
Mrs. Passardi was the widow of Garfield Rinaldo Passardi, who died on August 1, 1992.  They were married on June 27, 1953.  She is survived by  her daughters Elaine Miller and her husband Howard, of Sandwich, MA, and Diane L. Marchegiani and her husband Denis, of White River Junction; her son Gary G. Passardi and his wife Colleen, of Wesley Chapel, FL; three grandchildren, Eliza Marie Passardi, Samantha Lyn Briggs and her husband Randall, and Matthew Ryan Passardi; two great-grandchildren, Riley O. Briggs and Gunnar J. Briggs; brother Maurice Brewer, of Hammond, ME; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by five brothers and sisters.
A Liturgy of Christian Burial for Mrs. Passardi will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 31, at 11 am, at St. Joachim’s Church.  The burial will follow in Village Cemetery.  There are no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Joachim’s Church in care of Flynn and Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapel, 74 Marshall Sreet, North Adams, MA 01247.  To add to the book of memories visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.