Lance Charles Carozzi, age 69, Sartell, MN, passed away on July 5th after a lengthy stay at the St. Cloud CentraCare hospital. Lance was born on February 6, 1953 to Charles Lee and Eileen A. (Kondy) Carozzi in Lynn, Massachusetts, where he was also raised. He moved to Minneapolis, MN and then to St. Cloud, MN area in the 1970’s.
After two failed marriages he relocated from the St. Cloud area to New Hampshire, living in Franklin, NH and then Manchester, NH. In 2015, when his health began to fail, he returned to MN and settled in Sartell, MN to be closer to his children and grandchildren.
Lance possessed a very charismatic personality he enjoyed a conversation on almost any topic with almost anyone. He especially liked hunting, fishing, driving the pontoon, following NASCAR and football, and the time spent with his family along with pet dogs and cats.
Lance is survived by his sons, Michael Carozzi, St. Cloud, MN, Jason Carozzi, Sartell, MN and Chad Harren, Buffalo, MN; daughter, Gina (Jace) Daniel, Avon, MN; grandchildren, Devon Carozzi, Wyatt Holland, Nathan Pederson, Ayden Daniel, and Avery Daniel. He is also survived by his brother, Calvin Carozzi, MA, and former wives Karla Carozzi, Sartell, MN, and Virginia ‘Ginger’ Johnson.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
Burial will be in Massachusetts. |