Obituaries 06-23-2022

Louis Todisco

Past Commodore of the Cottage Park Yacht Club, Past Treasurer Winthrop Youth Hockey, Former Winthrop Little League Coach and Member of the Knights of Columbus

Louis R. Todisco of Winthrop passed away at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea on June 14. He was 76 years old.

Born in Everett, the beloved son of the late Margaret (DeStefano) and Rocco Todsico, he was a resident of Winthrop for over 49 years and worked as a Safety Officer working with nuclear waste. He was a past Commodore of the Cottage Park Yacht Club, past treasurer for Winthrop Youth Hockey, former coach Winthrop Little League and member of the Knights of Columbus.

He was the devoted husband of Helen (McGrenery) and loving father of Christopher Todisco and his wife, Polina of Merrick, NY, Amerette Wehbe of Warwick, RI and the late Sean M. Todisco; dear brother of the late Joseph “Butchie” Todisco; cherished grandfather of Rian, Asher, Penelope, Patrick and Nawal and former father-in-law of Jean Claude Wehbe.

The funeral was conducted from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop on June 18 followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church. Rev. Christopher O’Connor celebrated the Mass and offered prayers at the interment in the Belle Isle section of Winthrop Cemetery.

Alice Penta

Of Winthrop, formerly of Revere

Alice (McInnis) Penta of Winthrop, formerly of Revere, passed away on June 15.

The devoted mother of the late Sandra (Penta) Stasio, Judith (Penta) Forte and William Penta, she was the dear sister of the late Lauretta Velardo and cherished grandmother of Vanessa, Joseph, Sabrina Forte, Christina Penta, William Penta, Joseph Stasio and Tanya Stasio and the late Anthony Forte. She is also survived by loving great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. 

Family and friends will honor Alice’s life by gathering for a memorial service at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street, East Boston, on Friday, June 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Alice’s name can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. To leave an online condolence, visit www.ruggieromh.com.

Edmund “Ed” William Barry, Jr.

Retired Educator and School Administrator

Edmund “Ed” William Barry, Jr., 86, born in Winthrop at Winthrop Community Hospital on February 3, 1936 (the feast day of St. Blaise) passed away at St. Petersburg General Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday evening, June 11.

Ed attended Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys, enrolling in a cooperative printing course in his senior year, landing a printing apprenticeship at Foley Composition Plant, Inc. in September of 1952. He also worked part-time as a compositor for The Boston Globe.

 Ed honorably served as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy at the US Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL from April 1956 to February 1957. After working with children in the US Naval Hospital, Ed dedicated his professional life to educating children. In 1959, Edmund earned an AA in General Education at Boston University Jr. College, a BS in History / Social Studies from Boston University in 1961, an M.Ed. in Guidance at Salem State College in 1967 and a C.A.G.S. in School Administration from Northeastern University in 1971.

Starting as a teacher and guidance counselor at Briscoe and Memorial Jr. High School in Beverly, he moved up to Assistant Principal. Ultimately, Ed landed his dream job as Superintendent-Director of the North Shore Regional Vocational School District in Middleton, MA, culminating in the dedication of the Edmund W. Barry, Jr. field in his honor. Edmund was predeceased by his mother,

Tennis was a huge part of his life, and Ed and Joan were passionate about playing together. Ed and Joan retired to Gulfport, FL in 2000 and thrived in the community, attending movies, opera, theatre and the symphony. As a couple, they enjoyed participating in and volunteering for many local groups and charities, including the local senior center. Ed and Joan resided in Gulfport, FL from 1997 until moving to St. Petersburg.

Edmund was predeceased by his mother, Eleanor F. Douglass, his father Edmund W. Barry, Sr., mother-in-law Linda J. (DiCicco) Kelly and father-in-law John C. Kelly in addition to a brother, James F. Barry, a sister, Marie C. Miner and a nephew, Richard J. Barry, Jr. Ed is also survived by two snoodles, Miley and Mac-a-doo.

Services will be held in Winthrop, hosted by the Caggiano Funeral Home, please check online for time and dates. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations in his name, Edmund W. Barry, Jr., to the hospital: HCA Florida St. Petersburg, 6500 38th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710.

Glen “Sully” Sullivan

Local 22 Union Laborer

Funeral Services were held on Friday, June 17 in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway, Revere followed by interment for Glen M. “Sully” Sullivan who died on Saturday, June 11 at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62 years old.

Glen was a lifelong East Boston resident and was educated in Boston Public

Schools. He was the son of the late Louis J. Sullivan and Rita A. (Mazzarella) Sullivan.

Most of his working career was spent as a Union Laborer, Local #22 in Boston.

He was the cherished brother of Coleen A. Pino of Revere, formerly of East Boston and her late husband, Martin “Marty” Pino, the late Audrey M. Fisher and her surviving husband, Robert L. Fisher of Winthrop and the late Kevin P. Sullivan and Barry L. Sullivan; loving uncle of Anthony Pino and his wife, Lauren of Manchester, New Hampshire, Martin Pino and his wife, Molly of Revere, Robert L. Fisher and Zachary S. Fisher, both of Winthrop and granduncle of Laila Rose, Dominic, Maggie Jo, Millie, Marty and Max. He is also lovingly survived by many cousins and friends.

Remembrances may be made to the Salesian Boys & Girls Club, 150 Byron St., East Boston, MA 02128.

To send online condolences, please visit www.vertuccioandsmith.com 

Funeral Arrangements were entrusted to the care and direction of the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals.

Jean Marie Hanlon

Of Wilmington

Jean Marie (Brennan) Hanlon, 92, of Wilmington, passed away on June 17.  

Jean was the beloved wife of the late Edward C. Hanlon, devoted mother of Leslie Coye and her husband, Kenneth of Malden, Dana Doyle and her husband, James of Wilmington and Edward “Ned” Hanlon of Winthrop; loving “Nana” of Kristen Reidy and her husband, Michael, Kathleen Christensen and her husband, Ryan, Erin Doyle and Ryan Hanlon and his wife, Elizabeth; great-grandmother of Sean Reidy, Jack, Eleanor and Maeve Hanlon and Annie Christensen, cherished daughter of the late Charles F. and Eleanor K. (McGuinness) Brennan; dear sister of the late Robert F. Brennan and his wife, Ann of Saugus and the late Thomas E. Brennan and his wife, Donna of Reading, sister-in-law of Dorothy Turner of California.  Jean is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.  

Family and friends will gather for Visitation at the Nichols Funeral Home, Inc., 187 Middlesex Ave., (Rte. 62), Wilmington today, Thursday, June 23 from 10 to 11:45 a.m. immediately followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Thomas of Villanova Church, 126 Middlesex Ave., Wilmington at 12 noon. Interment will follow in Wildwood Cemetery, Wilmington.  

Memorial donations in Jean’s name may be made to Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, 20 Mall Road, Suite 261, Burlington, MA 01803. www.nicholsfuneralhome.com.

Ann Marie Giuliotti

Retired Nurse Practitioner Dedicated to Medical Care and Unconditional Love of Family

Ann Marie Giuliotti, who spent a career dedicated to medical care but never wavered from her primary focus: the unconditional love of her family, died June 16 after a brief illness. She was 80.

Ann, the youngest of five children of Adolph and Mary (Kane) Giuliotti, was born and raised in East Boston before moving to Winthrop in 1995 and then to Revere in 2020. She was the loving sister of Joe Giuliotti, husband of Anne (Nee) Giuliotti, of Revere and the predeceased Mary Giuliotti, Dan Giuliotti and Andy Giuliotti;  the devoted aunt of Teri (Giuliotti) Stockton, wife of Ron Stockton, of Winthrop, Ed Giuliotti of Nashville, Tenn., Sharon (Giuliotti) Bartley, wife of Rich Bartley, of Danbury, Conn., Tom Giuliotti of Maynard, J.P. Giuliotti, husband of Jade Lin of Winthrop, John Giuliotti, husband of Ginny (Sullivan) Giuliotti of Reading and the predeceased Dan Giuliotti of East Boston. Ann also leaves four grandnephews: Ryan Bartley of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Jack Giuliotti, Charlie Giuliotti and Sam Giuliotti, all of Reading and two grandnieces: Tori Bartley of Boston and Holly Giuliotti of Maynard.  

Ann was a straight A student at Fitton High School in East Boston and graduated from Boston University’s School of Nursing before embarking on her career. She was a head nurse in oncology at University Hospital in Boston during the 1960’s and 70’s, then spent approximately two decades at Gillette, where she was a nurse practitioner, before retiring in the early 2000’s. But it was away from her job where her passions truly were felt. Ann lived for family gatherings, particularly at Christmas and Fourth of July, and organized many alongside her former husband, Steve Teta and decades-long friend, Kim Parker. She was big on tradition, as such events were laden with patriotic and holiday themed colors and music. (Good luck trying to escape a Dec. 25 gathering without singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”) She had a soft spot for animals, especially her cats, Whanda, Tip and Toga that she nurtured and loved at various points of her adult life. And she cherished quiet, peaceful moments at home (though she never was averse to an occasional trip to Foxwoods in Connecticut to visit her slot machine friends. 

Family and friends will honor Ann’s life at Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga St., East Boston, on Sunday, June 26. Visiting hours are between 1 and 3 p.m. immediately followed by a eulogy and prayer service to celebrate her life from 3 to 3:30 p.m.  Burial will be Monday, June 27 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.

 In lieu of flowers, donations may be made online to the Animal Rescue League of Boston, at arlboston.org/donate or checks can be mailed to Animal Rescue League of Boston, c/o Development 10 Anna’s Place, Dedham, Mass. 02026. To leave an online condolence, visit www.ruggieromh.com.

Salvatore “Sam” Zappulla

Devoted Husband, Father and Grandfather

Salvatore “Sam” Zappulla of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 14 at 90 years of age. 

Sam was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He instilled in his children and grandchildren that it was all about “FAMILY” and he routinely reminded them.

Sam was a US Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged. He worked as a machinist and later as a production control manager for over 40 years. He was an avid baseball and basketball player in his younger days and remained a big fan of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics. 

The loving husband for 64 years to Mary (Lazzaro) and the beloved son of the late Vincenzo and Rose (DiPerri), he was the devoted father of Vincent and his fiancé, Leanne and Dana and her husband, Steve; cherished “PAPA” of Nicole, Taylor, Tyler and Alexandra; dear brother of Sebastian “Benny.” Sam was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.

Family and friends honored Sam’s life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street, East Boston on Wednesday, June 22 before leaving in procession to St. John the Evangelist Church on Winthrop Street, Winthrop for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial followed by Entombment at Woodlawn Cemetery Mausoleum, Everett. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, VA registration Office, Room 1575B, JFK Federal Building, Government Center, Boston, MA 02203.

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