- Date Of Death: February 15, 2009
- State: Connecticut
Winsted: Anna H. Landi, 98, of Chestnut Street, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Winsted, June 24, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Josephine (Cantone) Gozzo and had lived here all of her life. Prior to her retirement, she was the owner and operator of Landi’s Deluxe Package Store for over 45 years. She was the first woman in CT to have a license to own and operate a package store. She opened her first store in a little hole in the wall on Main Street in the West End. When asked about financing, she simply smiled and said, “There was none.” “I really started from scratch.” The rent was $13 a month. Eventually she was running one of the largest and most sucessful package stores in Litchfield County. The secret of her success was nothing more than long hours and hard work. During the flood of 1955, she not only suffered the loss of her business, but several apartment buildings located in the center of town. In 1957, she rebuilt her business and continued to operate the store for another 28 years, retiring at the age of 75. She had a passion for cooking, collecting cookbooks and reading the Wall Street Journal and would often share receipes with her customers but her greatest passion and devotion was to her family. She was a charter member of the Winsted Senior Center, the Italian American Women’s Club and was a communicant of St.
