Nancy E. Fazzina, 70, of Fall River, passed away September 1, 2017 at Catholic Memorial Home. Born and raised in Fall River, daughter of the late Irving and Agnes (Fragoza) Gates, she resided in Somerset most of her life, moving back to Fall River in 2000. She worked for some of her younger years in the local textile industry and later at the Somerset Country Store.

Nancy loved gardening, animals and music. She was a kind person who loved to laugh. She is survived by: two daughters, Susan Maucione (husband Michael) of Swansea and Loree Dubois (husband Duane) of Rehoboth; and two grandsons, Benjamin & Nicholas Dubois.

Following her cremation, a Memorial Mass was celebrated on Saturday, September 16th in Holy Rosary Church.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider making a donation in her memory to either of the following:

Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association - Hospice and Palliative Care

200 Mill Road, Suite 120, Fairhaven, MA 02719 [via mail]

[via telephone-] 508-973-3200;

[via online-] http://hospicefed.site-ym.com/donations/ ; or

Faxon Animal Rescue League of Fall River

474 Durfee Street, Fall River, MA 02720 (you may use downloadable form at) http://arlfr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/TributeandMemorialform.doc.pdf ;

[via telephone-] 508-676-1061; [via online-] http://arlfr.com/donations .