Mrs. Myrtle L. Nyzio

NORTH ATTLEBORO – Myrtle L. Nyzio, 92, of North Attleboro formerly of Attleboro, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in the Madonna Manor Nursing Home, North Attleboro. She was the loving wife of the late Andrew S. Nyzio to whom she was married for sixty-seven years.

Born on March 11, 1923, in North Attleboro, MA she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Albert Hevey.

Myrtle grew up in North Attleboro and was 1940 graduate of North Attleboro High School. During World War II she worked in Washington D.C. for the Office of Price Administration. She later worked for Texas Instruments as a sales correspondent for 20 years until her retirement in 1982. Myrtle served as a treasurer for the local chapter of NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) and was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church, Attleboro. She enjoyed homemaking, reading books on history, especially about the Civil War, traveling and spending time with her family.

Myrtle is survived by her two sons, Gary Nyzio of Attleboro, and Daniel Nyzio and his wife Ruthann of Cumberland, Rhode Island; five grandchildren, Christine Ball, Jessica Baker, Lauren Minutoli, Jered Fournier, and Jason Nyzio and seven great grandchildren.

She was the mother of the late Karen Fournier and sister of the late Norman Hevey and Janice Achin.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck St., Attleboro.

A funeral will be conducted on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 9 a.m. from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro. Burial will follow in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Myrtle’ memory may be sent to NAMI, 154 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02906 or at www.nami.org