All Obituaries

McDonough, Walter William Loved by family and friends. Walter McDonough, age 76, of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 26, 2020. Cherished son of the late Walter A. and Alice (Coilty) McDonough.  Beloved husband of the late Jane (Tiernan) McDonough. Dear brother of Alice Ann and her husband Robert Phillips of Braintree and Rita Ingersoll of Saugus, and the late Steven McDonough of Lawrence, formerly of East...

Othmer, Joanne (Zirpolo), of East Boston, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Robert Othmer Sr. Devoted mother of James Othmer of Revere, Joseph Othmer of Revere, Cheryl Othmer and husband John Oliver of East Boston, Charlene Albanese and husband Ray of East Boston, Sean Othmer of Revere, Michael Othmer of East Boston, Stephen Othmer and wife Angela of Chelsea, and the late Robert Jr., Richard, Dennis, and...

Margaret Benitez (Panto), life-long resident of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on March 14th at the age of 90. Beloved wife of the late Joseph Benitez Sr. Devoted mother of Joseph Benitez Jr. of East Boston and the late Mercedes Benitez. Dear sister of the late Joseph Panto, Charles, Panto, Isabella Greco, Frank Panto, Sally Joslin, Josephine Cardinale, Frances Barbarisi, Mary DeSimone, Gloria Storniolo and Rosalie Milano. Adored grandmother of...

Hanton, Amy peacefully of Revere formerly of East Boston, passed away at the Salem Hospital surrounded by her loving family of March 16th. Loving daughter of the late George and Maria Hanton (Spada). Wife of Orlando Solis. Loving mother of Alec Gonzalez. Dear sister of Michelle Varano and her husband Nick. Adored granddaughter of the late Louis and Margaret Spada. Fond aunt of Nico and Marina Varano. Family and friends will honor Amy's life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family...

Steven DiNublia, of Revere formerly of East Boston, passed away after a sudden illness on March 9th at the age of 40. Cherished son of Frank and Colleen (Dembro) DiNublia of Revere. Loving father of Corianna and Chloe DiNublia. Dear brother of Frank DiNublia Jr., Darlene DiNublia, Michelle Rota and her husband Brian, Jennifer Tallent and Linda DiNublia. Also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Family and friends will honor Steven's life by...

Valdes, Kristopher of East Boston passed away on March 3rd. Family and friends will honor Kristopher's life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street Orient Heights East Boston, on Saturday March 14th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. All other services are private.

Giannini (DePaulo), Philomena C. "Phyllis" of Falmouth passed away on March 7th. Beloved wife of the late Francis Giannini. Loving daughter of the late Pasquale and Antonetta (D'Ambrosio) DePaulo.  Devoted mother of Francine Daggett and husband John of Falmouth, Philip Giannini and wife Diane of Tyngsboro, and Sandra Pocius of Brockton. Dear sister of the late Saverio "Sonny" DePaulo and Angelina Giannini and late husband John.  Also survived by 3...

Richard A. Lynds of Hudson, NH, formerly a lifelong East Boston resident died on Tuesday, March 3 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with Lymphoma.  He was 76 years old.  Richard was born on February 19, 1944 in Boston and moved to East Boston at a young age. He was the eighth child of the late Franklin and Marion (Carbone) Lynds and grew up in the Maverick Housing Development on New Street. There he met his future wife Ann (Hennessey) Lynds of Grady...

Theresa Botto (Zeoli), of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on February 29th at the age of 94. Beloved wife of the late Warren R. Botto. Devoted mother of Warren Botto and his wife Eileen of Nashua,NH, Clara Thornton and her husband Roland of Revere and Michael Botto of East Boston. Dear sister of the late Nicholas, Frank and Alfred Zeoli and Anna Rauseo. Cherished grandmother of Katie, Christopher and Ariel Thornton and Allison and Kelley...

Lopez, Giovanni "Chi Chi" of East Boston passed away on February 24th, 2020. Beloved son of Annette Perez. Loving grandson of Milagros Perez Gonsalez. Devoted father of Antonio and Giovanni Lopez. Dear brother of Orlando DeJesus, Maria Barbosa, Nelson Barbosa, Damaris Barbosa, and Tanya DeJesus. Also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Family and friends will honor Giovanni's life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga...

Amanda Rose Gayhart, of East Boston, passed away suddenly on February 24th at the age of 23. Beloved daughter of Timothy Hardiman of Boston and the late Jo-Ann Gayhart. Cherished sister of Mark Gayhart, Laura Huling, Stephen Gayhart, Timmy Gayhart and Rebecca Gayhart. Adored niece of Carol Gayhart.  Also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Family and friends will honor Amanda's life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home 971 Saratoga St., East...

Mercedes Aguilar, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 24, 2020. Visiting hours Saturday Feb. 29 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM.

Lynne Ann Cabral, of Wilmington formerly of East Boston, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the age of 70. Beloved wife of John F. Shea. Dear sister of Neil Cabral and his wife Donna of Methuen. Cherished Jacqueline Ruggiero of Bradford, Frank J. Ruggiero of North Carolina, Robert Sprague of Pennsylvania. Family and friends will honor Lynne's life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home 971 Saratoga St., East Boston on Saturday,...

Rosati, Josephine (Veneziano) of Stoneham formerly of Melrose, Revere and East Boston passed away on February 23rd, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Antonio Rosati. Cherished daughter of the late Salvatore and Emma (DeCristoforo) Veneziano. Dear sister of Rosa and husband John T. Domenico of Peabody formerly of East Boston and the late Doris Veneziano. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Family and friends will honor Josephine's life by gathering at the Ruggiero...

Cappuccio, Alessandro of East Boston passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on February 18, 2020. Beloved husband of Carolina (Terrazzano) for over 60 years. Loving father of Mina Cappuccio of Califiornia, Louisa O'Connor and husband Ken of Revere, Sandra Iacoviello and husband Frank of Revere, Rita Addorisio and husband Paul of Arlington, Rocco Cappuccio of East Boston and Gerry Cappuccio and wife Kathleen of Winthrop. Dear brother of Elisa...

Patino, Eunice A., of Hyde Park, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2020. Beloved wife of Duban A. Molina. Devoted mother of Juan Daniel Molina and Dayana Isabella Molina. Also survived by many loving brothers and sisters. Family and friends will honor Eunice's life by gathering at the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga Street, (Orient Heights) East Boston, on Friday, February 21st, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Services will conclude with a funeral Mass on Saturday...

Santarpio, George P., of East Boston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Beloved husband of Sandra (Arrigo) Santarpio of East Boston. Devoted father of Julie Brunetto and James of Pennsylvania, Marc Santarpio and Beth of Boxford, and Alicia Santarpio Brown of Peabody. Dear brother of Janice Zarba, Francene Gallant, and the late Frederick Santarpio. Loving grandfather of six grandchildren. A celebration of George's life will be held on a later date.

Cali, Phyllis Mary (Breault), in Florida of Winthrop, formerly East Boston, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 10th at the age of 83. Beloved wife of the late Philip M. Cali Sr. Devoted mother of Denise Cali of Florida, Philip M. Cali Jr. and wife Kathleen of Medford, Mishel A. Cali of California, Doug Cali and fiancé Deborah Addario of Danvers and the late Gregory Cali. Dear sister of Dennis Breault of Saugus and Robert Breault of Lynn. Cherished grandmother of...

Rivas, (Aguado) Gloria E. of East Boston formerly of Brighton and Costa Rica passed away on February 13th. Beloved mother of Ricardo Jarquin Rivas and wife Lucia Fonseca of Costa Rica, and Carlos Jarquin-Rivas and wife Georgina Jarquin of Fort Mill, SC. Dear sister of Isabel Cash of Lowell, and pre-deceased by 4 brothers. Loving grandmother of Pamela, Sofia, Gabriel, Enoc, Gelina and Karla. Cherished great-grandmother of Andres and Genarilys. Gloria was a member of the Roxbury...

Louis Giangregorio, of East Boston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday February 17th at the age of 87. Beloved husband of the late Frances (Eori) Giangregorio. Devoted father of Denise Mayo of East Boston, Lorna LaRocca and her husband Robert of Winthrop, Louis Giangregorio and his wife Michelle of Middleton, Mark Giangregorio and his wife Stella of Peabody, Wayne Giangregorio of East Boston and Alisha McEachern of Framingham. Dear brother of the late...