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Evelyn O. (Botticelli) Castaldo

A Funeral Mass was celebrated in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Revere on June 29th privately to celebrate the life of Evelyn O. (Botticelli) Castaldo, who died on June 23rd, 2020, in Trinity, FL, following a brief illness, she was 91 years old. Interment followed in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

Evelyn was a lifelong Revere native. She was educated in Revere schools and was an alumna of Revere High School, Class of 1946. After high school, she worked for several years at John Hancock in Boston as a secretary. She was married to her love, Pasqualino “Pat’ Castaldo and the couple remained in Revere. She was a proud wife and mother. After she raised her children, she returned to work and became the receptionist at the East Boston Dental Office in Maverick Square in East Boston. Evelyn loved working there and she remained as the receptionist for over 25 years. In 2001, her & her husband Pat relocated to New Port Richie, Florida where they enjoyed many years together there. Evelyn was always a woman of fashion & elegance. She always was dressed for any & every occasion. She had an innate sense of detail. She was an avid painter and she created many beautiful works of art. Her passion was of course her family. She was a fabulous cook and loved hosting many dinners & holidays. She always loved a good laugh and having fun with those she loved is what was her favorite thing to do.

She is the devoted wife of 67 years to the late Pasqualino “Pat” Castaldo. Cherished & loving mother of Patricia Whitty of Revere & Steven Castaldo & wife Landra of New Port Richie, FL. Treasured grandmother of Matthew Whitty, Kristin Boccuzzi & husband William & Deborah Whitty. Adored great grandmother of Kayla, Lana & Aidan Whitty and Olivia & Sophia Boccuzi. Dear sister of the late Mary Coviello, Carmella Gnerre, and Florence Kent, all of Revere, Evelyn Castaldo of Florida and the late Alfred Botticelli,  Rose DeChiara, Joseph and Salvatore Botticelli, Helen Maffeo, Antonio, Phillip and Nicholas Botticelli. She is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews.

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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.