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THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, May 8, 2015
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Obituaries
Charles Barter
Of Revere formerly of Winchester. May 1.
Father of Vera
Barter and husband Peter of
Lynnfield. Brother of the late
Irene Ochs, Pearl Roussos and
Frances LaCava. Also survived
by 4 grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren. Funeral service
was held n the McDonald Funeral Home, Wakefield on Friday
morning. Interment, Puritan
Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
ASPCA, P.O. Box 96929, Washington D.C. 20090-6929. For
obit/directions/guestbook,
www.mcdonaldfs.com.
Frances J. (Toomey)
Bonner
At 84 years, in Concord, formerly
of East Boston and Beachmont,
Revere, on May 2nd, following a
valiant struggle with Metastatic Carcinoma & in the peace of
God’s presence. Beloved wife
of her childhood sweetheart,
James A. “Archie” Bonner. Devoted mother of Kassia W. Reynolds of Columbia, Missouri, Kim
A. Bonner of Littleton & Kara J.
Dobbins & husband Kenneth
of Stow, MA. Dear sister of the
late Ellen Kanall, Margaret Vieira, Catherine Reynolds, Mary
Tierney, Anna M. Pedro, Alice
M. Toomey, Agnes F. Toomey,
Thomas J. & William J. Toomey.
Lovingly survived by 28 cherished nieces, nephews & many
grand nieces & grand nephews. Faithful daughter of the
late John A. & Catherine R. (Farrell) Toomey. A Funeral Mass was
held in the Immaculate Conception Church, Revere on Wednesday. “Franny” wore many hats
in her working career & social
life. She was a telephone operator for AT&T, served as an Office
Manager for Murphy Ins. of Cambridge, and briefly worked as a
Registered Manicurist. She was
a gifted crafter in the realm of
knitting, crocheting, needlework
& afghan design. She was also
a member of Ladies’ Slippers, a
group who design & create diminutive doll house furniture.
For years, she was a girlscout
leader in Concord and served
as a team mother & chaperon
for the Haydenettes Recreation
Center of Lexington (SYNCH IceSkaking Competitions). Franny’s
love for animals was legendary & for that reason, the family requests, in lieu of flowers, remembrances be made to “Kitty
Angels”, POBOX 638, Tyngsboro,
MA 01879; or at www.kittyangels.org. Please visit: www.vertuccioandsmith.com.
Frank J. Arancio
Of Revere formerly of East
Boston and Jamaica Plain on
May 2, 2015 at
home surrounded by his family.
Beloved husband of Elizabeth
(Ferrelli) Arancio of Revere. Devoted father of Susan White of
Hyde Park, Patricia Rafferty and
husband Edward of Framingham and Karen Knowles and
husband Mark of Littleton. Dear
Brother of Nicholas Arancio of
Cambridge, John Arancio of
Dedham, Joseph Arancio of VA
and the late Rose Bellitti and Salvatore Arancio. Cherished
grandfather of 8 and greatgrandfather of 2. Also survived
by many loving nieces and
nephews. Funeral was held from
the Paul Buonfiglio &
Sons~Bruno Funeral Home, Revere on the morning of Friday,
May 8. Funeral Mass in St. Mary
of the Assumption Church.
Frank loved spending time with
his family, woodworking and
gardening. He retired from Polaroid after 23 yrs of employment as Lead Boiler Mechanic
for the Cambridge site. Late US
Navy WWII Veteran, served from
March of 1945 to July of 1946
and he was Fireman Second
Class. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Assoc, MA Chapter, 480
Pleasant St., Watertown, MA
02472. Interment in Woodlawn
Cemetery. For online guestbook
and memorial please visit: www.
Buonfiglio.com.
Rose (Zarba) Gordon
Formerly of Revere in Lynnfield,
May 2, following a brief illness
at 84 years. Beloved wife of the
late Arthur M. Gordon, Sr. Cherished mother of A. Marte Gordon & wife Susan of Gloucester, Michael B. Gordon & wife
Susan of Danvers, Matthew J.
“Matt” Gordon & wife Doreen of
Lynnfield & Mitchell L. Gordon
& his husband, Dwayne Bryant
of Revere. Devoted grandmother of Daniel M. Gordon & wife
Hilary, Elyse S. Gordon & fiance, Carl Gosowski all of Beverly, Myla M. Gordon of Reading,
Matthew J. Gordon, Jr. & his fiancee, Sarah Curran of South
Boston, David C. Gordon of Everett, Kyle G. Gordon of Manhattan, NY, Bryan A. Gordon of
Gloucester, Dayna S. Gordon
of Revere & Max J. Gordon of
Gloucester. Dear sister of Ida
Nastasia of Palm Bay, FL, Anthony “Tony” Zarba & wife Martel of
Munich, Germany & the late Sal-
vatore, Philip, Frederick Zarba,
Minnie Lozzi, Mary Cangiamila & Alice Semon. Also lovingly
survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews. Funeral was held from the
Vertuccio & Smith Home for
Funerals, Revere on the morning of Friday, May 8, followed
by a Funeral Mass in St. Mary
of the Assumption Church, Revere. Longtime active member
of St. Mary of the Assumption
Parish Community & member
of their bowling league & St.
Mary’s Ladies Sodality. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA
01923 or the Fund for Autistic
Children, 22 Meeting House Hill
Rd., West Newbury, MA 01985.
Please visit: www.vertuccioandsmith.com.
John Perrella, Sr.
Of Revere, decorated veteran of
WWII, on May 2,
2015. Beloved
husband of 69
yrs to Marie (Frongillo). Devoted father of Janice, John Jr. and
Kenneth Perrella, all of Revere.
Dear brother of Lillian Colecchia,
Louise Taglieri, Philip Perrella
and Vincent Perrella Jr. Also survived by 10 loving grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held
Robert J. Howell
from Paul Buonfiglio & SonsBruno Funeral Home, Revere on
Thursday, May 7. Funeral Mass
at St. Anthony Church. John
proudly served 3 years in the US
Army, European Theatre, Rhineland-Ardennes and Central Europe and earned 3 battle stars.
He retired as Director of Plant
and Maintenance after 35 years
of service to the Revere City
Schools. Interment at WoodAt 81 years, in lawn Cemetery. To sign the
Merrimac, MA, guestbook please visit www.Buformerly of Re- onfiglio.com.
vere & Ogunq u i t , M E , o n Clare M. (Nardone)
April 29th following a 7 year Macpherson
struggle with Lewy Body De- Of Revere on May 1, 2015. Bementia & surrounded by the loved daughter of Anne K. (Murlove & presence of his family. phy) Nardone of Jamaica Plain
Beloved husband of 57 years and the late James M. Narto Marjorie G. (Ellsworth). De- done. Devoted mother of Shavoted father of Kerri M. Howell ra and Christopher and wife Juof Folsom, CA, Katherine M. lie. Dear sister of Michael F. NarHowell-Gallant of Deerfield, done of Jamaica Plain, Hope M.
NH & Karol M. Flannery & hus- Nardone and Jenay and James
band Coburn of Merrimac, MA. Russell. Cherished grandmothCherished grandfather of De- er of Trevor James. Funeral from
idre M. & Gunnar H. Gallant, the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-BruSean H. & Kyle H. Flannery. Dear no Funeral Home, 128 Revere
brother of William Howell of St., Revere, on Saturday, May 9,
Saugus & the late John “Chuck” 2015 at 10am. Funeral Mass in
Howell. Funeral was held from St. Anthony’s Church at 11am.
the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Relatives and friends are kindFunerals, Revere, on Monday, ly invited. Visiting Hours FriMay 4th, followed by a funeral day from 4-8pm. In lieu of flowmass in the Immaculate Con- ers donations may be made to
ception Church, Revere. Inter- St Anthony’s Church, 250 Rement will be held privately at a vere St., Revere, MA 02151. For
later date. “Captain Bob” as he online guestbook and memowas affectionately known, rial please visit: www.Buonfiserved with the U.S. Navy dur- glio.com.
ing the Korean Conflict. He was
a retired Draftsmans’ Manager Lillian M. (Veator)
for Raytheon Company for over Magliozzi
47 years. He was a member & Of Beverly, formerly of Revere,
volunteer for the Revere Rev- age 73, April 27. Wife of the late
eries & the 27th Lancers, Drum Leo Magliozzi. Daughter of the
& Bugle Corp. In lieu of flowers, late Joseph & Clara (Silva) Veator.
remembrances may be made Loving sister of Marjorie Cavicto the MSPCA-Angell, 350 So. chio of Revere, Clara Lake of PeaHuntington Ave., Boston, MA body, Ernest Veator of Methuen,
02130-9923 or to BRACE DE- Shirley Finney of Danvers, DoroMENTIA, Research@www.alz. thy Veator of Revere, James Ve-