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Edward W. “Red” Horrocks, Sr.

Funeral Services & Interment will be held Privately due to the ongoing pandemic for Edward W. Horrocks, Sr., who died on Wednesday, October 7th, at the Melrose – Wakefield Hospital following a brief illness, he was 92 years old.

Ed was born & raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was educated there and after high school, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Ed later re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was most proud of his service to his country and being a Marine. When he returned home, he met & married Ruth Chiary and the couple settled in Revere, where they remained and raised their family. Ed was a dedicated hardworking family man. He worked for the City of Revere, a career that spanned 35 years, retiring in 1993. He was affectionately known as “Red” due to his tall stature & red hair. Ed loved being surrounded by his family whatever the event was. He was also a man that stood out in the neighborhood and was the surrogate father of several other kids and relatives. Had was also known as a “magician”, he would perform magic tricks at get togethers & parties. He was certainly the Patriarch of his family.

He is the devoted husband of the late Ruth E. (Chiary) Horrocks, of 70 years. Loving father of Edward W. “Buddy” Horrocks, Jr. & wife Nancy of Palm Harbor, FL., Kathleen G. Horrocks & her husband Robert Boudreau of Waltham, William E. Horrocks & wife Deborah of York, ME & the Late Kenneth F. Horrocks & his wife Brenda Horrocks of Worton, MD. Cherished grandfather of Cindy Horrocks & her companion Christopher Harrington of Clearwater, FL, Jill Horrocks of Largo, FL, Kristi Horrocks of Safety Harbor, FL, William Horrocks & wife Samantha of Salisbury, Chelsea Jennings & husband Roland of Chestertown, MD & Stacy Heredia of York, ME. Great grandfather of Ryan, Ben, Luke, Grey, Samuel & Lyla. Dear brother of the late Joseph Horrocks. Special Surrogate father of Robin Upton of Idaho & Nancy & Roy Upton of CA. He is also lovingly survived by Daniel J. Doherty & his wife Kim of North Reading and many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews.

Funeral Services will be Private.

In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, 17 Court St. Boston, MA 02108.

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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.