Obituary of Margaret Elizabeth Procaccini

Margaret “Marge” Procaccini December 30, 1927 – May 30, 2016 Margaret Elizabeth Procaccini, 88, passed away on Memorial Day, 2016 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Known as Marge or Margie to her family and friends, she was born in Canterbury, CT to the late Herman and Constance Stephens. After her mother’s death, she was raised by her beloved Grandma and Grandpa Villano in New York, NY. She married the love of her life, Sal Procaccini, in 1948, and they had 53 wonderful years together. The family settled in Lake Havasu City in January, 1977. Marge owned and operated Bottoms Up Boutique in downtown Havasu for about 24 years. She thoroughly enjoyed helping her customers with their important occasions such as weddings and proms. She annually held charity fashion shows which benefitted Lake Havasu High School’s “Project Graduation” and the Havasu Cancer Society. In her free time, Marge loved going to the casino, playing cards, watching true crime stories, cooking, and decorating. Marge is survived by her sons Carmine (Jolie) Procaccini of New York, NY, and Stephen (Eric) Procaccini of Phoenix; daughters Jane (David) DePeal of Lake Havasu City, and Tina (Ron) Rangel of Chandler; sister Rosemarie Valentino of NY; sisters-in-law Doris Stephens of CT, and RitaBasley of CT; uncle Michael Villano of CA; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband; cherished son James Procaccini; anddear brothers Steve, Frankie, and Ronnie Stephens; brothers-in-law Vinny Valentino, Anthony “Don” Procaccini, and Johnny Rainone; sisters-in-law Faye Sclafani, Rose Procaccini, and Jane Stephens; niece Cindy Sine, great-nephew Anthony Procaccini, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends, including her precious Aunt Antoinette Guliano who only passed away several months ago. A visitation will be held on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 12 noon in the Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home chapel in Lake Havasu City, with a funeral service following at 1:00 pm. Condolences and remembrances may be sent to lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the American Lung Association, Havasu Cancer Society, Project Graduation, or any charity or cause meaningful to you. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to Marge's family at lietz-frazefuneralhome.com.