Amherst, Margaret O. Mazziotti (M.O.M.) died peacefully on Wednesday May 9, 2018 at Hospice of the Fisher Home, from complications of a life long-lived.  Margaret was predeceased in 1972 by her husband Isidore.  She is survived by her son Thomas, of Brightwaters, NY, her daughter Janet, of Holyoke, MA, her grandsons Bill and Bob, her great-grandson Phillip and her sister Mary Jane (Oechslin) Menendez.

Margaret was the eldest daughter of Maria Carolina (Sherrer) and Joseph Oechslin.  She grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn where she met her husband Isidore J. Mazziotti, marrying in 1957.  She lived her adult life in Mineola, NY where she raised her two children and cared for her mother until her death in 1989.  Since 2008 Margaret lived as a resident of Applewood in Amherst, MA then later at Loomis Village in South Hadley.

Margaret will be remembered for her strength and resilience in the face of adversity, active intellect, her love of family and friends (2 and 4 legged), of music and travel, her particular sense of humor and her quiet and organized presence.

A celebration of Margaret’s life is being planned for the near future. Memorial gifts can be made to Hospice of the Fisher Home at 1165 N. Pleasant St.  Amherst MA 01002.