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Alma E. (Abate) Toto

Alma Toto passed away, November 3, 2018, at home while receiving hospice services from All Care VNA and Hospice in Lynn. She was 95.

She was the wife of the late James Toto, owner of Toto’s Barbershop on Broadway, and mother of her devoted daughter, Donna. She was the daughter of the late Alfred Abate and Mary (Cataldo) Abate and sister to the late Alfred Abate, Jr. (Buddy). She also leaves her niece Janine Giglio and her husband, Steven, of Middleton and grandniece Danielle Giglio of North Carolina, as well as her dear friend, Emily Chanley of Derry, New Hampshire, and her longtime home health aide and friend, Danielle Guarente.

Alma was born in Boston and grew up together with many cousins in the Orient Heights section of the city. She lived there until 1948 when she moved to Revere with her husband Jim, a Revere native. She remained in Revere until her death, 16 years after the passing of her husband, Jim, in 2002. She was a graduate of the former Girls’ High School in Boston, class of 1940, and attended Boston Clerical School (now Boston Business School). She began her work as a secretary at the federal government’s First Service Command, Boston’s army headquarters during World War II. She then moved on as a secretary to the government’s film library in Boston, which distributed films to soldiers overseas during the war. She later would continue as a secretary, performing post-war work at Watson Laboratory at MIT. She then left Watson, marrying on September 14,1947. The family also gratefully acknowledges the dedication and support of the hospice team and home health aides from All Care Hospice, 210 Market Street in Lynn.


Donations may be made to the Society of the Little Flower, 1313 N. Frontage Road, Darien, Illinois 60561-5340,1-800-621-2806, www.littleflower.org.


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To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.
On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.
Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.
Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.
Thank you for your friendship and continued support.
God bless you all.
Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.

To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.

On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.

Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.

Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.

Thank you for your friendship and continued support.

God bless you all.

Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.