Obituaries 08-30-2011

Edith Manni

North End resident

Edith (Marotta) Manni of Boston’s North End died on August 23. She was 87 years old.

She was the beloved daughter of the late Antonetta (Gianelli) and Anthony Marotta; loving wife of the late Louis Manni; cherished mother of Verna Manni, Louis Manni, Annette Creelman, Maria Festa and Michael Manni; loving grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of one; beloved sister of Theresa Marotta and is also survived by many loving nephews, nieces and in-laws.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Boston Harborside Home, Boston. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in her memory to any children’s fund of one’s choice. www.bostonharborsidehome.com

Margaret Caruso

Of Wellfleet, formerly of the North End

Margaret (Vettraino) Caruso of Wellfleet, formerly of the North End of Boston, died peacefully at home on August 23 surrounded by her loving family and friends.

She was the beloved wife of the late Dario and loving mother of Ronald Caruso of Boston and Angela Caruso of Wellfleet; loving sister of Anthony Vettraino of Framingham and the late Rose D’Amico, Phyllis Laurie and Maria Vettraino; beloved daughter of the late Phillip and Angelina (Rizza) Vettraino; devoted grandmother of Daria Rice of Brewster and Francesca Cusack of Harwich and three great grandchildren.

Burial was at St. Michael’s Cemetery, Roslindale. Funeral arrangements were by the Cincotti Funeral Home, Medford.

Phyllis Stevens

Of Mission Hill, formerly of the North End

Phyllis T. (Albanese) Stevens of Mission Hill, formerly of the North End, died on August 18.

She was the beloved wife of the late Lt. Charles C. (BFD) Ladder 26; loving mother of Pamela Orlando of New Mexico, Lorraine Maddeford of Milford, Diane Sundwall and her husband, Kurt of Marshfield, Marian Murphy and her husband, Stephen of West Roxbury, Charles C Stevens Jr. of Boston, Felicia Roche of Braintree and the late John T. Stevens; dear grandmother of Joanne, Lawrence, Steven, Christopher, Brianne, Nicholas, Jeffrey, Stephen, Kevin and Jenna; great grandmother of Nathan, Alysse, Mitchell, Ian and Joseph; sister of Rosie, Rocco, Dominic, Laura and the late Henry, John and Angie.

Funeral arrangements were by the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, West Roxbury.  Burial was at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne. Memorial donations may be made to Seasons Hospice, 275 Grove St. Newton, Ma. 02459 or Alzheimer’s Association , 311 Arsenal St. Waterlown, Ma. 02472. For guestbook www.gormleyfuneral.com

Josephine Catanzaro

North End resident

Josephine (Sutera) Catanzaro of Boston’s North End died on August 13. She was 84 years old.

She was the beloved daughter of the late Anna (Maniscalco) and Carlo Sutera; loving wife of the late Luciano “Chuck” Catanzaro; cherished mother of Louis Catanzaro and his wife, Vivian, Maryann Saraceni and her late husband, Ralph Saraceni and Karen DiRenzo and her husband, Carlo; loving grandmother of Louis, David, Marlo, Christine, Matthew, and Marco; cherished great-grandmother of Vidriana, Faith, Jacoby, Ava, Lily, Abigail, Richard, Nicolias, and Leo; beloved sister of Lucy Graffeo, Jimmy Sutera, Mario Sutera, Annette Papa, Marie Tarantino, Sal Sutera, Carl Sutera, and the late Beatrice Catanzaro, Freddy Sutera, Leo Sutera and Kay Cadigan. She is also survived by many loving nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Funeral arrangements were by the Boston Harborside Home, Boston. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Association , 330 Congress Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02210. www.bostonharborsidehome.com

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