- Date Of Death: February 21, 2010
- State: Connecticut
Florence Goodmaster Pacella, 92, of Masonic Ave., Wallingford went home to be in the arms of the Lord on Feb. 21, 2010 at Masonic Home in Wallingford. She was the widow of Michael Paul Pacella and was a long time resident of 16 Gilbert Ave., New Haven. Born in New Haven Jan. 23, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria Mastrobuoni. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a payroll clerk for Yale University and before that, she worked at the former McKesson & Robbins Co. She was a member at large of the Gold Star Wives of America; a member of New Haven Council of Catholic Women and West Haven Kalidoscope Quilters. She will be remembered as the family historian for the Mastrobuoni (Goodmaster) family and as a great Italian cook. She was a second mother to her nieces & nephews. She is survived by a sister, Maria Poach of Wallingford; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She was predeceased by four brothers, Emilio (Victor), Edmund, Eugene E. and Edward P. Goodmaster.
