Anthony “Tony†Gerald Carifio
February 11, 1938 – March 13, 2022
Anthony “Tony†G. Carifio. a lifelong resident of Boston’s North End, passed away on March 13.
Tony retired after working over 30 years for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bureau of State Office Buildings. He was a previous staff member for Governor Volpe and Governor Sargent and Employee of the Year under Governor Dukakis. Tony was a member of the Friends of the North End.
The beloved husband of Donna-Marie (Rice) Carifio, he was the loving father of Michael Peppard and the late Doris (Darling) Peppard of Orange, Shawnee B. Carifio-Herbert and her husband, James Herbert of Cotuit; cherished grandfather of Michael, John, Sirona Nicolina and great-grandfather of Thomas Anthony Finlay and brother of Lawrence Carifio of Revere. He is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be announced soon. Arrangements by the J.S. Waterman Langone Chapel