Janis Anne Interbartolo
Of Taunton, formerly of East Boston
Janis Anne Interbartolo of Taunton, formerly of East Boston, passed away on July 17.
The loving daughter of Gaetano and Natalie (Montgomery) Interbartolo, she was the devoted mother of Christopher, Michael and Jillian; dear sister of Kathleen Hardaway and Michael Interbartolo; cherished Nunnie of Nathan, Michael, Ryan, Natalie, Kevan and Jonah and longtime companion of Louis Macaruso. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will honor Janis’s life by gathering at Ruggiero Family Memorial Home, 971 Saratoga St., East Boston on Sunday. July 23rd from 2 to 6 p.m. and again on Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. before leaving in procession to St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church in East Boston for a 12 Noon mass. Services will conclude with Janis being laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.
Flowers are appreciated or memorial donations may be made to Taunton High School Band or Football Team, 50 Williams St, Taunton, MA 02780 (Attention Performing Arts Dept. or Athletic Dept.) To leave an online condolence visit www.ruggieromh.com. (W/PHOTO-emailed)
Catherine Passeri
Family Was Her Heart and Soul
A private graveside service was held on Friday, July 14, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett for Catherine F. (Thomas) Passeri who died peacefully at her home in Danvers on Friday, July 7 following a brief illness. She was 95 years old.
Catherine was born in East Boston and raised and educated in Chelsea along with her 13 siblings. She was educated in Chelsea Public Schools and attended St. Rose of Lima High School in Chelsea. Catherine married, Angelo Passeri in 1949 who predeceased her in 2021. They made their home and raised their children in Revere where they settled for 65 years. During this time Catherine was a devoted wife and mother to her four children. She cared for her family, including extended family, and filled her home with love, happiness, and music. She was an incredible cook. It would give her great pleasure seeing her family enjoy her creations. She treasured all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren, as they came along.
Catherine and Angelo moved to Danvers, where they were able to spend their later years closer to their family. Family was her heart and soul and spending time with one another making memories is what she treasured most.
She was the beloved wife of 72 years to the late Angelo F. Passeri, the loving mother of Catherine M. Tacelli of Middleton, Paul F. Passeri and his wife, Suzanne of Danvers, Marybeth Tobin and her husband, Daniel of Hamilton and Daniel R. Passeri and his wife, Jo-Ann of Winchester; the cherished grandmother of Tracy Paulsen of Westwood, Gregory A. Passeri and his wife Elisabeth of Danvers, Julianne S. Mitrano and her husband, Guy of Danvers, Sara Kempf and her husband, Brenan of Los Angelas, CA, Mark A. Passeri of Guam, Alyssandra Tobin of Oklahoma, Elianna Tobin of Portland, ME, Daniel Tobin of Hamilton and the late Neal O. Paulsen and his surviving wife, Megumi Paulsen of Raleigh, NC; the treasured great grandmother of Alyssa, Hank, Andrew, Viviana and Declan and the dear sister of her late 13 siblings.
She is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
Remembrances may be made to Catherine’s great-granddaughter, Alyssa Paulsen’s College Fund at https://go.fidelity.com/d2mkcn Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals.
Gilda Albanese
A Secular Franciscan and a Devout Catholic, She Dedicated Her Life to Caring for Family and Friends
Gilda M. (Barbero) Albanese, 99, a lifelong resident of East Boston, passed away on July 12. She was the beloved wife for 27 years of the late John L. Albanese until his death in 1986.
Born, raised and educated in East Boston, Gilda was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Ricciardelli) Barbero. She graduated from East Boston High School and the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene. Gilda worked for several dentists during her career, but her primary focus was always her family. A Secular Franciscan, she was a devout Catholic, who dedicated her life to caring for family and friends. For example, she loved to cook for people and her specialties included meatballs, eggplant parmigiana, cutlets and anise cookies. Gilda found special joy in celebrating family events like birthdays and Holidays (Independence Day was a favorite of hers!). Her joy was infectious and soon everyone would be gathered around her!
Gilda was the devoted mother of Dr. Mark J. Albanese and his wife, Jennifer Marie of Winchester. A son, John J. Albanese, predeceased her. She was the loving grandmother of Ariana (Jackson) Elena, Chiara, Marcus, Ian and Maya Albanese. She was also the dear sister of John Barbero, Jr. and his late wife, Nancy of East Boston, the late Rose Ricciardelli and her late husband, John, the late James Barbero and his late wife, Julia and the late Eleanor Barbero. She was the cherished aunt of many Albanese and Barbero nephews, nieces, great nephews and niece, and great great nephews and nieces.
Visiting Hours will be held in the Costello Funeral Home, 177 Washington St., Winchester, on Friday, July 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Saturday, July 22 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. before a Funeral Mass in St. Mary’s Church, 155 Washington St., Winchester, at 10 a.m. Burial is private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Gilda’s memory may be made to: St Jude Children’s Hospital, Catholic TV, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and/or Habitat for Humanity. www.costellofuneralhome.com.
Mary A. Porcaro
Retired Hostess at Companion’s Restaurant in Revere
Funeral Services and Interment were held privately for Mary A. (DiMarzo) Porcaro who died on Wednesday, July 5 following a long illness at the Care Oneof Wilmington. She was 90-years-old. Mary was born on October 10, 1932 in East Boston to her late parents, Raymond and Antoinetta (Drago) DiMarzo. She was one of two children, she and her sister, Anna. She was raised in East Boston and educated in Boston Public Schools. Mary married Francis A. Porcaro and the couple remained in East Boston while raising their only child, then moving to Revere over 50 years ago. Mary proudly raised her daughter and took care of her home, while working as a hairdresser. She later retired from hairdressing, then took a job as a waitress working for several area restaurants. Her last position was spent at Companion’s Restaurant in Revere. Mary worked at Companion’s for 14 years as the hostess. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis A. Porcaro, the loving mother of Francine A. Perrier and her companion, Steven of Revere, the cherished grandmother of Monique A. Napolitano and her husband, Stephen of Reading and Richard F. Perrier and his wife, Kelly of Danvers and the treasured great grandmother of Adriana and Alicia Napolitano of Reading, Ryan Perrier and Kevin Perrier, both of Danvers and the dear sister of the late Anna D’Agostino. Remembrances may be made to The New England Center for Children for Autism, 39 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the care and direction of the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals.