Susan Guarino
Of Revere, formerly of East Boston
Susan (Sacco) Guarino of Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 2 at 56 years of age.
Susan was born in Boston to the late Anthony and Rose (DeLeo) Sacco on November 1, 1964. She graduated from Pope John High School in 1982.
Susan will be missed by all who knew her. May she rest in peace.
The beloved wife of John Guarino, she was the devoted mother of Princess Victoria Guarino and her boyfriend, John, dear sister of Karen Bryant and her husband, Fred of Winthrop; cherished aunt of Sean Bryant and his wife, Elizabeth, Ryan Bryant; Connor Bryant and his wife, Maya, Chanel Frammartino and her fiancé, Ryan, Anthony D’Angelo and Ashlyn Mackenzie; loving great aunt of Ulla, Violet and Albee.
Family and friends will honor Susan’s life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street, (Orient Heights) East Boston, on Thursday, October 7 from 4 to 8 p.m. A Prayer Service will be held in our Serenity Chapel at 7:30 p.m. Committal services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be in Susan’s name to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241.
In accordance with the City of Boston Five-Point Plan for the Delta Variant of COVID-19, face masks are required at all times when indoors. To leave an online condolence please visit www.ruggieromh.com.
Alicia Jeane Opidee
With Her Golden Heart, She Touched the Lives of Every Person She Met
Alicia Jeanne Opidee of Revere, formerly of East Boston, died on September 25.
The cherished daughter of Noreen Opidee and the late Eugene J. McDonald, she was the beloved Godchild of Paula Opidee, loving Godmother of Brandon Rella and is also survived by several special aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and her wonderful students at the Shore Educational Collaborative.
Alicia was born and raised in East Boston, attended school at East Boston Central Catholic and graduated Savio Prep in 1998. She continued her education at Salve Regina University and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work in 2002.
Alicia was the Program Director at Shore Educational Collaborative, prior to that she was Assistant Manage at The Sargent House. She was also a therapist-counselor for Bay State Community Services/Quincy Courts.
Alicia recently became a licensed Realtor and partnered in her family business-Advantage Realty. Alicia, with her golden heart, touched the lives of every person she met.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Alicia’s memory to Salesian Boys and Girls Club, 150 Byron St., East Boston 02128 would be greatly appreciated.
Please leave messages of condolence for the family on Alicia’s Tribute Page at MagrathFuneralHome.com.
Gloria Cuoco
Of Peabody, of Revere
Gloria A. (DeMarco) Cuoco of Peabody, formerly of Revere, died on September 28.
The loving wife of the late Orlando, she was the beloved mother of Charlotte Casiello and her husband, Anthony of Peabody, Gary Cuoco and his wife, Maryanne of Revere and the late Dennis Cuoco and his surviving wife, Diane; cherished grandmother of Allan Spencer, Chanel Casiello and the late Jody Carragal and two great grandchildren; dear sister of Anthony “Dumar†DeMarco of Weymouth and the late Dean DeMarco, Dorothy Ferragamo, James DeMarco and Richard DeMarco. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, Revere. Entombment was in Holy Cross Mausoleum. For guest book, please visit www.Buonfiglio.com.
Theresa Recupero
Great Baker Who Loved to Play Bingo and Watch Boston Red Sox
Theresa (Fantasia) Recupero of Revere died on October 3 at the age of 88.
Theresa enjoyed the holidays when the entire family would get together. She was a great baker who loved to play bingo and watch the Boston Red Sox. Theresa was a member of the Revere Senior Center.
Born in Chelsea on January 11, 1933 to the late Cosimo and Virginia Fantasia, she was the beloved wife of 38 years to the late Frank Recupero; devoted mother of Raymond Recupero of Lynn and the late Donna Montalto and her surviving husband, Mark; cherished grandmother of Marko and Franki Montalto and dear sister of the late Doris Arrigo, Margaret Lifrierri, Salvatore Fantasia, Fannie Keller, Jennie Zullo and Mary Colarossi. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home 128 Revere St, Revere on Wednesday, October 6 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church in Revere at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Theresa’s name to the Jimmy Fund P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or at www.jimmyfund.org/gift.
For guest book please visit www.buonfiglio.com. Theresa (Fantasia) Recupero of Revere died on October 3 at the age of 88.
Theresa enjoyed the holidays when the entire family would get together. She was a great baker who loved to play bingo and watch the Boston Red Sox. Theresa was a member of the Revere Senior Center.
Born in Chelsea on January 11, 1933 to the late Cosimo and Virginia Fantasia, she was the beloved wife of 38 years to the late Frank Recupero; devoted mother of Raymond Recupero of Lynn and the late Donna Montalto and her surviving husband, Mark; cherished grandmother of Marko and Franki Montalto and dear sister of the late Doris Arrigo, Margaret Lifrierri, Salvatore Fantasia, Fannie Keller, Jennie Zullo and Mary Colarossi. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home 128 Revere St, Revere on Wednesday, October 6 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at the Immaculate Conception Church in Revere at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Theresa’s name to the Jimmy Fund P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or at www.jimmyfund.org/gift.
For guest book please visit www.buonfiglio.com.
Nicoletta Lazar
Retired Home Health Aide
Nicoletta (DiBartoleomeo) Lazar of Billerica, formerly of Revere, died on October 2.
Nicoletta was born in Caldari, Italy to the late Giovanni and Maria (Colanzi ) DiBartoleomeo. She came to the United States as a child in 1939, settling in South Boston before moving to Revere. Nicoletta worked as a home health aide for many years.
The beloved wife of Peter, she was the devoted mother of Maria Martin of Billerica, cherished grandmother of Aidan and Julia and dear sister of the late Leo DiBartoleomeo.
Relatives and friends are kindly invited to a graveside prayer service today, Wednesday, October 6 at 9:30 a.m. in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Everyone meet at the main entrance at 9:20 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Holy Trinity Albanian Orthodox Church, 245 D ST, South Boston MA 02127.
For guestbook, please, visit www.Buonfiglio.com.
Lorraine Sarno
CNA Insurance Company Retiree
Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Thursday, October 7, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere for Lorraine A. (Lauretano) Sarno who died on Friday, October 1 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a long illness. She passed just four days shy of her 89th birthday. Lorraine will be laid to rest with her late husband, Henry C. Sarno, Jr,. at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne following the Funeral Mass.
Lorraine was born and raised in Boston’s North End and was a graduate of the Julie Billiart School, Class of 1951. She married Henry “Hank†Sarno on June 12, 1955. The couple remained in the North End where they began their life together and raised their family. They lived in East Boston until 1990 when they settled in Revere.
Lorraine worked for over 25 years at the CNA Insurance Company as a word processor. She retired to help raise her grandchildren, which she loved to do. Lorraine was a fabulous cook and baker. Her love for her family was demonstrated every day because they are what mattered the most to her.
She was the beloved wife of 64 years to the late Henry C. “Hank “Sarno, Jr., the loving mother of Lydia A. Paoletta and her husband, Anthony of Revere, Joanie Sinclair of Wakefield and Lorraine S. Sarno of Revere; cherished grandmother of Kristopher J. Sarno and Bianca A. Paoletta, both of Revere, Desiree S. Sinclair of Lynnfield and the late William J. Sinclair, IV; great grandmother of Billy and the late Arianna Olivia; dear sister of Lillian Natola and Arthur Lauretano and his wife, Mary Anne, all of Medford and the late Mary Capraro, Vincenza Cincotti, Olga Rugnetta and Alfonso Lauretano. She is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Arianna’s Army, Webster First Credit Union, 509 Main St., Saugus, MA 01906.
To send online condolences, please visit www.vertuccioandsmith.com
Funeral Arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals.
Anthony Penzabene
Retired Machinist
A private Graveside Service was held in Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett, for Anthony R. Penzabene who died on Friday, October 1 at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere following a long illness. He was 81 years old.
Born and raised in East Boston, he was a graduate of East Boston High School, Class of 1958. All of Anthony’s working career was spent as a machinist. He lived in Waltham for over 20 years, later moving to Revere, residing on Revere Beach at the Seaview Towers, where he has been for the past 30 plus years.
Anthony was a proud bachelor who loved to dance. He was a jack of all trades and s a sports enthusiast who especially loved all the local teams.
The beloved son of the late Frank Penzabene and Lena (Bellitti) Penzabene, he was the loving brother of Crissa Nichinello and her husband, Joseph A. of Revere and the late Anne Marie Penzabene; cherished uncle of the late Lori Ann Nagle and grand uncle of Justin J. Gomes of Sturbridge and Korey J. Gomes of Revere.
To send online condolences, please visit www.vertuccioandsmith.com.
The staff at Vertuccio & Smith Home for funerals is honored to have assisted the family in completing funeral arrangements.
Donna Gatti
Of Saugus, formerly of Revere
Donna (Prestia) Gatti, 62, of Saugus, formerly of Revere, passed away surrounded by her loving family on September 20.
A former employee of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Donna was the cherished daughter of Mary (DiTomaso) Panarese and the late Salvatore Prestia, the beloved wife of Peter Gatti, Jr., loving mother of Peter Gatti III and his wife, Tara of Danvers and Jennifer Lanes and her husband, Scott of Revere; adored grandmother of five: Francesca, Peter IV, Anna, Briana and Kyle; dear sister of Michael Prestia of Ipswich and Paul Prestia of Westford. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made in Donna’s name to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923.
At the family’s request, funeral services are private.
Rev. Flavian D. Mucci O.F.M.
(Dominic “Dee†Mucci)
Rev. Flavian D. Mucci O.F.M. passed into Eternal Life on September 25 in El Salvador, Central America.
Born Dominic J. Mucci in East Boston on March 1, 1935, Fr. Flavian was the beloved son of the late Camillo and Laura (Gaglini) Mucci, cherished brother of the late Marie Mucci O’Shea of East Boston, George (and Joan) Mucci of Revere, Camille Mucci Selvitella of Winthrop and Joseph (and Elaine) Mucci of Laconia, New Hampshire. He is also survived by loving nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews.
After graduating from East Boston High School in 1952, Dominic Mucci studied for the priesthood and was ordained to the Order of Franciscan Friars of the Province of the Immaculate Conception in 1963, taking the religious name of Flavian. After serving in the missions in Honduras and Guatemala, Father Flavian spent the next 54 years serving the people of El Salvador. He founded the SOS Children’s Village for abandoned children and the Associacion of AGAPE of El Salvador. Facing Christmas alone in a new country, Fr. Flavian decided to invite all the homeless people living in the streets to join him for Christmas dinner. This inspired him to open the first soup kitchen, which has continued to feed the poor for the past 54 years. This was the beginning of AGAPE, which grew from a small soup kitchen into one of the largest humanitarian services in the country. For the spiritual needs of the people, AGAPE includes a Church, a Chapel of Divine Mercy and a 24 hour prayer request hotline. For the humanitarian needs of the people, AGAPE includes soup kitchens, homes for the elderly, medical and dental clinics, including the most recent Dialysis Clinic and Covid Clinic, a day care center, after-school programs, workshops teaching over 25 trades, a radio station and a TV station, bringing religious programming to the people in rural areas. To defray the costs of the humanitarian projects. AGAPE operates a restaurant, a hotel, and function rooms staffed by people who have been trained in the workshops. AGAPE also operates primary schools, secondary schools and schools for children with special needs. Food for the poor is distributed daily at AGAPE and trucks deliver food to people in rural areas.
When El Salvador was in a civil war in the 1980s, the Rebels issued a statement saying, “If the government did as much for the people of El Salvador as Fr. Flavian Mucci, an American, we would lay down our arms.â€
For 54 years, through many natural disasters and a civil war, Fr. Flavian remained steadfast in serving the poor of El Salvador. During this time, he has received hundreds of awards, from the Pope, the government, the people of El Salvador and other countries for his humanitarian works, including the Most Meritorious Son of El Salvador, the highest honor ever given to a civilian. His biography has been published in Spanish, translated “FLAVIAN MUCCI. Act Without Rest. Love Without Condition.†We thank everyone who has helped in any way to allow Fr. Flavian to achieve his dream and be of service to a country in need.
A talented baseball player in his youth, Fr. Flavian remained an avid Red Sox fan. He traveled, gave interviews and served his people, always wearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap.
A three-day mourning period has been declared in Sonsonate, El Salvador and all flags are being flown at half-mast. A delegate from the Pope is scheduled to bless his tomb.
Due to Covid restrictions, Memorial Masses will be held in the future in Boston and El Salvador.
Frank Andreottola
Member of the Revere Knights of Columbus and K of C Bowling League, formerly of Revere
Frank J. Andreottola, 77, died on Wednesday, September 29 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston.
He was loving and beloved husband of Marie (Marchionni) Andreottola with whom he shared 56 years of marriage.
Born in Boston and raised in Revere, Mr. Andreottola was the son of the late Frank and Violet (Rizzo) Andreottola. He was a graduate of Revere High School Class of 1962 and a U.S. Air Force veteran and Frank worked for many years as a jeweler. He was a member of the Revere Knights of Columbus and was a member of the K of C Bowling League. A natural athlete and passionate golfer, Frank was a member of Gannon Golf Course in Lynn. He loved spending time with his family especially Sunday dinners.
In addition to his beloved wife, he is survived by his two children, Dineen Casilli of Saugus and Frank J. Andreottola, Jr. of Cape Coral, FL; his sister, Drina Sena and her husband, Ralph of Revere as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Frank’s memory may be made to the DAV @ dav.org.
At the family’s request, services were private. For condolences, www.BisbeePorcella.com
Margaret “Peggy†Coates
Beloved Retired Revere Public School Teacher and owner/operator of Pines Kindergarten
Margaret A. “Peggy†(O’Connell) Coates, 87 of Revere, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 1.
Born in Winthrop in 1934, the daughter of the late William and Margaret (O’Hara) O’Connell, Peggy grew up in the Point of Pines, Revere and was a graduate of Revere High School and received her degree in education from Salem State University. Peggy was a dedicated teacher for many years with the Revere Public Schools. Her vibrant and loving demeanor engaged her young students in kindergarten as well as grades one and two.
Peggy also owned and operated the beloved Pines Kindergarten. Former students remember Miss Peggy fondly and with great love. She was the “first teacher†and instilled the love of lifelong learning in many children.
Peggy was also a devoted mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She loved her family immensely. Family gatherings brought her tremendous joy. Peggy had a contagious laugh, an attentive presence and a vivacious spirit. Her children, grandchildren, dear friends and extended family were the lights of her life. She reveled in any opportunity to celebrate a holiday or life event with her loved ones. Her laughter would often fill the room, creating a sense of ease and joy.
Peggy is lovingly survived by four of her children: Laurie Cadieux (husband, Sean), James Giglio (wife, Charlotte), William Giglio (wife, Kim), Jennifer Errickson (husband, Jim). She was predeceased by her son, Gerald M. Giglio. Peggy was an incredibly proud Nana and will be greatly missed by her seven grandchildren: Jessica, Danielle, Olivia, James, Nicholas, Jake, and Reilly. Peggy also leaves behind many adored nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her two sisters, Patricia Anderson and Maureen Scanlon, as well as her brother William “Bill†O’Connell.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend an hour of visitation in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., Saugus on Friday, October 8 from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 35105 or www.stjude.org.
John “Jackie†Moulton, Jr.
TWA Retiree
John “Jackie†Moulton, Jr. of Medford, formerly of the Beachmont section of Revere, and Winthrop, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 28 following a brief illness. He was 79 years old.
Jackie, as he was affectionately known to his family and friends, was the beloved husband for 56 years of Georgian (Spadaro) Moulton. Born in Boston, he was one of six children of the late John J. and Dorothy M. (Kenefick) Moulton, Sr.
Jackie was raised and educated in Revere and Winthrop. He was a 1960 graduate of Winthrop High School. Shortly following high school Jackie began his career working at Logan Airport as a Ramp Service Technician for TWA. He worked there for over 40 years prior to his retirement in 2002.
Throughout his life, Jackie enjoyed traveling with family and friends. For nearly twenty years he especially loved spending two weeks annually in Aruba with his family and many cherished friends. Jack was also an avid Boston sports fan and had a passion for horse racing. He was a longtime member of the Medford Elks Lodge 915.
Jackie will fondly be remembered for his welcoming and gentle personality, his humor and laughter, and his unconditional love for his family and friends. He will be greatly missed.
In addition to his beloved wife, Jackie is survived by his children; Kimberly Crowley and her husband, Lawrence of Medford and John C. Moulton, and his loving companion, Angela Santaniello of Wakefield. He was the loving grandfather of Korey, Jaclyn, Alexandra and Georgia; cherished brother of Dorothy Filippone of Virginia, Maureen Castelli and her husband, Hildo of Revere, Judith Fernandez of Florida, the late Joan Sordillo and Robert F. Moulton; brother-in-law of Joyce Randazzo of Medford and is also survived by many nieces, nephews and dear friends.
Funeral services were held from the Dello Russo Family Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Saturday, September 4 followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 118 High St., Medford. Services concluded with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. It has been requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Jackie’s memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorials Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
