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Irving E. “Tilly” Tillinghast

Family & friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Thursday, October 6th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) Revere. His funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday, October 7th at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in the Church of the Incarnation, 429 Upham St., Melrose at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery Everett.

Irving E. “Tilly” Tillinghast passed away peacefully on October 3rd, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was 91 years old.

Born in Revere, he was the son of the late John & Johanna “Annie” (Coomey) Tillinghast. Loving husband & best friend of 69 years of Helen G. (Pearl) Tillinghast. He was predeceased by his six siblings.

He was the father of Edward I. Tillinghast & his wife Sharon of Acton, Elizabeth H. Ferri & her husband John of Rockland, Stephen J. Tillinghast & his wife Jayne of Danvers and Marianne Tillinghast of Melrose. Irving was happiest when he was surrounded by his family especially his nine grandchildren , Ashley, Alyssa, Adam, Jonathan, Tyler, Matthew, Amy, Andrew and Ryan along with his four great grandchildren. During these occasions, he was sure to have his camera ready to capture the memories. He was also the uncle to many nieces and nephews.

During his 91 years, Irving and Helen loved to travel & were fortunate enough to visit many states & several countries. He also served five years in the Navy during the Korean War. During his countless afternoon walks with his dogs, he made many new friends. Irving never met a stranger.

Irving’s family also wishes to thank the kind staff of Oosterman’s Rest Home for the dedicated care that he received over the last few years.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice.

Services

Visiting Hours

Thursday, October 6th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home

Funeral Mass

Friday, October 7th at 11:00 a.m. in Church of the Incarnation, 429 Upham St., Melrose

Interment

Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett

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  1. Frank Veglia
    Oct 4 2022

    So very sorry condo to the family

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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.