Obituaries 11-09-2023

Eleanora Olivolo

Winthrop Savings Bank Retiree

Eleanora Olivolo of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away at the Bear Mountain Andover on November 2. She was 91 years old.

Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late Ann and Gennaro Nastari. A resident of Winthrop since 1957, she worked as a teller at Winthrop Savings Bank prior to her retirement.

She was the loving mother of Chris Olivolo of Peabody, Dennis Olivolo of Maine and Judith Cosco of Florida; cherished grandmother of Danielle Gray, Holly Olivolo, Randy Olivolo and Derek Cuddy.

Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the visitation from the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop today, Thursday, November 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at 4 p.m. Committal will be private.

To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.

Philip “Sonny” Viola

Retired Winthrop School Custodian Known for His Wonderful Disposition and Personality

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Visiting Hours on Tuesday, November 14th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St., Revere for Philip J. “Sonny” Viola who died on Saturday, November 4th at the Massachusetts General Hospital following a long illness. He was 89 years old. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home at 1 p.m. and interment with military honors will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

Sonny was born in Boston on May 11,1934 to his late parents, Joseph and Phyllis (Delavora) Viola, the only boy of four children. He and his three sisters were all raised and educated in East Boston.

Sonny attended East Boston High School. He was drafted into the US Army during the Korean Conflict and proudly and faithfully served his country from 1954 to 1957. He was honorably discharged as a Private 2nd class.

Sonny began working at A & B Shoes on Essex Street in downtown Boston and then took a position as a baker at Stop & Shop in the production store for over 17 years. Sonny then left to work for the Town of Winthrop School Department as a custodian.

Sonny had a wonderful disposition and personality. Sonny was witty, kind, personable and positive. He was a very big sports fan, especially of the Boston Sports Teams. He was in a Bowling league for many years at Central Lanes in East Boston.

His love for his sisters and their children was very present. He was affectionately known as “Uncle Sonny.”

He was the beloved brother of Marie Graziano of Revere and her late husband, William Graziano, Lucille A. Abate and her late husband, A. Ed Abate and Jean R. Scarino and her late husband, Raymond Scarino. He was the cherished uncle of Cheryl A. Vargus, Charles E. Green and his companion, Caroline Winter and Kenneth Green, all of Revere and the late David W. Green; the treasured grand uncle of Tiffany Green and her companion, Kirk Crowley and Chloe A. Green, all of Revere.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Sonny’s Memory to the Jimmy Fund – Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168 Boston, MA 02284-9168.

For online guest book, please visit: www.vertucciosmithvazza.com.