Matthew I. Raia 

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Matthew I. Raia

 May 6, 1917

- April 17, 2010

There comes a time for all of us
when we must say good-bye,
But faith and hope and love
and trust can never, never die.
Although the curtain falls at last
is that a cause to grieve?
The future’s fairer than the past
if only we believe
And trust in God’s eternal care–
So when the Master calls
let’s say that life is still more fair
although the curtain falls.

Raia - Matthew I. of Revere passed away on Saturday April 17th, 2010.

Beloved husband of Camille (DiGiorgio) Raia.

Devoted father of Marie Demopoulis of Boston and Lucille Raia of Florida.

Dear brother of Millie Rosseli and Joseph Raia. Also predeceased by six brothers and a sisters.

Cherished grandfather of Matthew McGilvery and seven other grandchildren.

Funeral from the Ruggiero-Mazzarella Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street, (Orient Heights) East Boston on Friday April 23rd at 9:00am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Matthew's life in the St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church, 59 Ashley Street, East Boston at 10:00am. Relatives and friends respectfully invited.

Visiting hours are on Thursday April 22nd from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

Matthew was born in Boston in 1917 to the late Joseph and Mary ( Inderato) Raia. He served his country proudly in the US Army during WWII and worked for many years at Boston's Naval Yards. Matthew passed away peacefully in the EN Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on Saturday morning after a brief illness. He was 94 years of age.

The Memorial Home is handicapped accessible and a children’s lounge is available. Courtesy valet parking at the front entrance and ample attendant off street parking is also available in our 3 parking lots. For transportation to the memorial home please call 617-569-0990.

Services will conclude with Matthew being laid to rest with his military family in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

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