Mary Jane Rizzo, 73

July 31, 2013

Mary Jane Rizzo, 73, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013, surrounded by her loving family at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Alum Bank, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Pauline (Hostetler) Barefoot. Jane and her husband Joseph F. Rizzo would have celebrated 50 years of marriage in August.

Jane graduated from Chestnut Ridge High School, Fishertown, PA, and then attended Penn State. She first owned and operated Fruitville Pike Pet Food Center, next Birds N’ Stuff in Granite Run and then Pets N’ Stuff in Hawthorne Center spanning the years 1982-1996. She was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Jane enjoyed flower gardening and cooking, and she cherished family vacations to the Outer Banks.

Surviving in addition to Jane’s husband Joe are her daughter Mary Jo, wife of David Rader of Columbia, PA, son Bryan Rizzo, husband of Terry of Mount Wolf, PA, grandchildren Ben, Amanda and Lily Rizzo; siblings Lola, wife of Robert Felton, Robert Barefoot, husband of Connie, Kay, wife of Jim Dull and Arthur Barefoot, husband of Brenda, all of Alum Bank, PA, and Daniel Barefoot, husband of Elizabeth of Bedford, PA; and her sister-in-law Nancy Barefoot of Alum Bank, PA. Jane was preceded in death by her siblings Dr. James Barefoot and Dorothy Windham.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial, for Mary Jane Rizzo, on Monday, August 5, 2013, at 11 AM at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 601 E. Delp Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, with Msgr. Richard A. Youtz as Celebrant. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 AM at the church. Interment in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 204, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or American Heart Association, 610 Community Way, Lancaster, PA 17603 or Hospice & Community Care, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.