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Obituary: Louis Marino of the North End

MARINO, Louis “LuLu” Of Boston’s North End, March 17. Devoted son of the late Brigida and Charles Marino. Beloved brother of Anna Guarino of Medford and the late Edward Marino. Loving uncle of Anna Salamanca, Joe Guarino and the late Charles Guarino. Also survived by his dear great-nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are respectfully Read More…

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Obituary: Keith Rodney of the North End

RODNEY, Keith Reeves Of Boston, insurance executive, public servant, and avid sailor, died March 6, 2011 at his home in the North End. He was 67 and suffered from esophageal cancer. An insurance and financial industry expert, Keith Rodney in 1975 was appointed Deputy Insurance Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts serving under Governor Michael Read More…

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Obituary: Michelena “Mickey” D’Iorio

D’IORIO Michelena “Mickey”, 86, of Haverhill, a former longtime resident of Boston’s North End, died February 17, 2011, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford. She was the daughter of the late Rosa (Solimine) Lo Russo and the late Saverio Lo Russo. She was the beloved wife of the late Gennaro J. D’Iorio, and mother Read More…

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Obituary: Phyllis R. Brogna of the North End

BROGNA, Phyllis R. Of Boston’s North End. Beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Brogna. Devoted mother of Joseph Brogna, Jr. and his wife Louise, Madelyn Sacco and her husband Paul, Marguerite Ferullo and her husband Bill. Loving grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 10. Funeral from the Donovan-Aufiero Funeral Home, 140 Otis St. (at Read More…

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Obituary: Rose (Scelso) Ciampa

CIAMPA-Rose (Scelso), 96, of Boston’s North End, on Friday February 11, 2011. Loving wife of the late Felix Ciampa. Cherished mother of Lena Nystrom and her husband John of FL, Vincenza Ciampa of Boston, Olympia Ruzzo and her husband Ralph of Boston, and Phyllis Ciampa of Boston. Loving grandmother of Ralph Jr., Roseann, Kristine, John Read More…

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Obituary: Anthony Greco of the North End

 GRECO, Anthony 88, entrepreneur, candy maker, hotelier, philanthropist, on January 3, 2011. Born in East Boston, MA in 1922, Anthony was the oldest of five children to Cosmo and Rosa (Bonsinalli) Greco. The family traveled back to Italy after a short stay in the United States and, as a teenager, Anthony enlisted in the Italian Read More…

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Obituary: Louis Casale of the North End

CASALE Louis, 92, of Boston’s North End, on Wednesday, December15, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Clara (Maraccini), fatherof Ralph Casale and his wife Janice, Ken Casale and his partnerShirley Barry, Lois (Casale) Hanks and her husband Tom, and TomCasale, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren. Louis worked for many years as Read More…

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Obituary: Stephanie Gallarelli (Langone) Bamonte

GALLARELLI BAMONTE, Stephanie (Langone) 71, of Boston’s North End, formerly of the West End, on December 9, 2010. Beloved daughter of the late Ada (Bradanese) and Michael J. Langone. Loving wife of Bernard Bamonte, Jr. Cherished mother of Michele Gallarelli and James J. Gallarelli. Loving grandmother of Amanda Mendoza and her husband Frank, Talia Thacher, Read More…

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Obituary: Frances M. (Cascio) Valvo of the North End

VALVO, Frances M. (Cascio) Of Boston Oct. 16th. Beloved wife of the late Paul Valvo. Loving mother of Michael Valvo of Haverhill. Sister of Salvatore Cascio of Medford. A memorial mass will be held in St. Stephens Church 401 Hanover St. Boston on Saturday, November 20th at 4:30 pm. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited Read More…