Anita Patullo, beloved wife, sister, mother, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2024 at the age of 77 with her family by her side. Anita was a long-time resident of Belchertown and vital member of the town senior center knitting group. Anita loved to crochet, knit and make Christmas ornaments for her family and the senior center bazaar. Anita was predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Aurelia Gay; her sisters, Bernadette, Irene and Genevive; brother Edward and her beloved son, Harold Bushey Jr. She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, George Patullo, her daughter Laura Long (Bushey) of Chaumont NY, Brenda Patullo of Chicopee MA and her daughter Joanna Bradway (Bushey) and her husband Kevin Bradway of Newton NC, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A private celebration of life will be held for family and close friends. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Shriners Hospital for Children or Guiding Eyes for the Blind. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit Anita’s memorial page at
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