L. Dora Grosso on March 21st, 2016, Dora Grosso, longtime Stratford resident, passed from this life. Dora was the devoted and loving wife of Paul Grosso for over 65 years. She was a proud mother of five and grandmother of three. Dora was born in Bridgeport on April 9th, 1930, the sixth of nine children in a traditional Italian American family. Dora's remaining children, Michael Grosso and his wife, Kathy, of Manchester; and Ann Grosso Arnold and her husband, Ray, of Milford; along with her pride and joy – her grandchildren, Raymond Arnold of Brooklyn and Lena Arnold of Boston; were all at her side at St. Vincent's Medical Center as she passed peacefully into the next phase. Dora was predeceased by her own parents, Lena and Frank Felicella; her in-laws, Anna and Alexander Grosso; three sisters and two brothers; her faithful Labrador, Willy; her infant daughter, Paula "Baby Girl" Grosso; and her beloved son, Alex Grosso. In addition to her two children, their spouses, and her two grandchildren, Dora is survived by two "granddogs," Spike and Dixie. Her husband of 65 years, Paul, still resides in Stratford at 88 years of age. Dora's greatest joys in life came from taking care of others: cooking for, feeding, comforting, and playing with her children and grandchildren as well as countless friends and neighbors, for so many years. Dora had an infectious spirit – virtually all that met her found her to be endlessly caring and affectionate. She was Ma or Grandma to so many and will be sorely missed by many, many people. Funeral services will be held at the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place in Stratford, on Tuesday, March 29th at 9:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. James Church, 2070 Main Street in Stratford at 10:30 am. Friends are invited to call on Monday, March 28th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Adzima Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, Dora's family requests that those who want to honor her life in some tangible way, make a donation to the US Hunger Relief organization, Feeding America (feedingamerica.org), so that her life's work of spreading love through food can be carried on after her.