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Giuseppe “Joe” – “Charlie” Todaro

Family & friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Sunday, September 18th, from 4-7 pm in the Vertuccio & Smith home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt.107) Revere for Giuseppe “Joe” “Charlie” Todaro who died peacefully in the loving presence of his family on Thursday, September 15th at his home in Saugus following a brief illness, he was 95 years old.  A funeral will be conducted from the funeral home at 9:30 am on Monday, September 19th followed by a funeral mass at 10:30 am in Blessed Sacrament Church 14 Summer St. Saugus, MA. Immediately followed by interment in Puritan lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Peabody.

Giuseppe was a native of Sciacca, Sicily, where he was the oldest of two children of the late Francesco & Grazia (Taormina) Todaro. He left Sicily when he was in his thirties and settled with family in Queens, NY.  He met his lovely wife Lucy (Puleo) through mutual friends in Boston where Lucy resided.  They later married in March of 1966.  They moved to Queens, NY and two years later moved back to East Boston and later settled in Everett.  Giuseppe was a devoted husband, father & loving family man, who was a very hard worker since the age of 14 when his father died, and he had to provide for his mother and sister.   When he moved to Boston, he worked at the South Boston meat market and later worked until 80 years old at Viking Seafood in Malden, where he was a fish packer. He later moved to Saugus to live with his daughter & her family. He liked to garden and enjoyed fixing cars whether his own or family.  The most cherished aspect of his life was family, that is what mattered most to him & gave him the most happiness.

He is the beloved husband of the late Lucy (Puleo) Todaro of 40 years. The loving father of Graceann Cirame & husband John of Saugus. The cherished Papa of Joseph C. Cirame & Isabella L. Cirame both of Saugus. He is the dear brother of late Rosa Fazio of Italy. Also lovingly survived by several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, & grandnephews and Susan Viera, friend, and caretaker.

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

Services

Visiting Hours

Sunday, September 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home

Funeral Mass

Monday, September 19th at 10:30 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus

Interment

Puritan Lawn Memorial Park , Peabody

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2 Messages Send your condolences
  1. Nina Hickey
    Sep 18 2022

    Beautiful story, a life well lived and well loved ♥️

  2. CHARLES CIRAME Shelley Packard Cirame
    Sep 16 2022

    Seems like Charlie had a grand life. Our condolences to the family. We will make a donation to St Jude

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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.