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Elaine (Karas) Byrne

At 78 years, in Revere, formerly of East Boston, October 14th, following a brief illness & in the company of her God & her caring family. Beloved wife of the late James M. Byrne. Adoring mother to James M. Byrne, II & his wife, Melissa A. & cherished grandmother of James M. Byrne, III & Riley R. Byrne, all of Danvers. Dear sister of Phyllis D’Antona & her late husband Leo & Lucille Ciampa & her late husband Louis, all of East Boston & the late James Karas. Faithful sister-in-law to Barbara Bernis & her husband Edward of Somerville & the late Pauline Marchant & Margaret Brady. Also lovingly survived by many devoted nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews & cousins.

Family & friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass on Monday, October 19th in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., REVERE at 12:00 p.m., and immediately followed with entombment at Holy Cross Community Mausoleum (Chapel Hill Site), 175 Broadway, Malden. Visiting Hours are respectfully omitted. All attendees are asked to report directly to church. A Reminder: masks must be worn in church & at the Mausoleum.

Services

Funeral Mass

Monday, October 19th at 12:00 p.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Revere

** All attendees must provide their name & contact information and have their temperature taken prior to entering the Church and are required to wear masks and practice social distancing. Capacity limits are in effect in the church. **

Entombment

Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden (Chapel Hill Mausoleum)

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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  1. mary trudeau
    Nov 22 2020

    Just learned of Elaine’s passing. Your mom was a lovely person. I had lunch with her at her favorite restaurant Jimmy’s several times. I will miss our phone chats as well. I know she’s in heaven with your Dad. I’m very sorry for your loss. Love and prayers Mary Trudeau

  2. Elaine Grieco Curreri
    Oct 28 2020

    Lucille and Phyllis and family – so sorry to hear about Elaine’s Passing. My Mom cherished the time they spent on the trip to Greece many years ago. God Bless you all.

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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.