Obituaries

Mildred I. “Mick” (Howes) Balzano of Quincy passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at age 85. Raised and educated in Colorado, she lived in Quincy and the South Shore for 65 years. A strong independent woman who always put her family first, she was known as Wonder Woman to her family. The joy of Mick’s life was spending time with her children and grandchildren. The beloved wife of John J. “Sonny” Balzano, QPD Ret., she was the devoted loving mother of Patricia Bennett of Boston, Nancy Quigley and her husband Michael of Taunton, John Balzano and his wife Joanne of Brockton, Mary Balzano and her late husband Richard Hawker of Weymouth, Jean Banks and her husband Tim of Pembroke, Karen “Casey” Balzano and her wife Denise of Quincy, Paul Balzano and his wife Cheryl of Weymouth, Kristin McCulloch and her husband Brian of Weymouth and the late Robert Bennett; dear grandmother of twelve; great grandmother of four; and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to visiting hours which will be held on Sunday, November 11 from 2:00 to 5:00PM, immediately followed by Funeral Service at 5:00PM at the Dennis Sweeney Funeral Home 74 Elm St. Quincy Center. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Mick’s memory may be made to the South Shore VNA 30 Reservoir Park Dr, Rockland, MA 02370 or the Visiting Nurse Association of Boston 500 Rutherford Ave #200, Charlestown, MA 02129.