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Henry J. Bona

Funeral Services & Interment were held privately for Henry J. Bona, who died in his Revere residence surrounded by the love & care of his family on Friday, May 28th following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease, he was 65 years old.

Henry was a Revere native. He was most proud of his “Beachmont” neighborhood. He was educated in Revere & was an alumnus of Revere High School, Class of 1973. Henry was married to Mary Bussey, the couple remained in Revere and settled in the Beachmont section of Revere where together they raised their family of 4 children. Henry worked as a Mail Handler for the United States Postal Service. His career began at the South Postal Annex, then he ventured to Boston Logan Airport, to Chelsea and then returning to South Postal Annex. He had a career that spanned 27 years of service until he was no longer able to work due to the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. Henry always maintained his wit & humor and of course his infamous “one liner’s”. Henry loved to go fishing as often as he could. He was also a lector at Our lady of the Airways Chapel at Boston’s Logan International Airport. Henry also had an incredible gift to socialize wherever he would go. Henry would always make fast friends and somehow always found a Revere connection. Above all, he was a dedicated family man, that very much loved being home surrounded by the people he loved the most.

He is the devoted husband of 37 years to Mary B. (Bussey) Bona of Revere. Loving & proud father of USN Lt. Nicholas B. Bona & wife Kiana of Kailua, HI, Alec H. Bona of Shrewsbury, Jonathan D. Bona of Revere & Genevieve M. Fridman & husband John of Odessa, TX. Cherished grandfather of Izzy, Iris & Hunter. Beloved son of the late Joseph H. Bona, Sr. & Dorothy M. (Walker) Bona. Dear brother of Joseph H. Bona, Jr. of Columbus, GA, William J. Bona of Revere, Peter C. Bona & wife Karen of Malden and the late Charles E. Bona, Dorothea Angiulo & Barbara Ann Fraga. He is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews.

Remembrances may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014 or by visiting michaeljfox.org.

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  1. George Mercier
    Jun 3 2021

    With my deepest sympathy…….always missed him and wit after I retired.
    I know he greatly enjoyed the “under the radar” rides we did around the area in my little green bug

    George

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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.
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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.