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Joseph A. Long

Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Wednesday, December 28th beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107), REVERE, for Joseph A. Long, who passed on Thursday, December 22nd at the Care One at Lexington, following a lengthy illness. His funeral mass will follow the visitation at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St. Revere at 11:00 a.m., followed by interment at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Stoneham.

Mr. Long was born & raised in Revere, and attended school there, graduating from Revere High School in 1949. He joined the U.S. Navy, during the Korean Conflict, in February of 1951 & served until January of 1955. He was a Master Finish Carpenter for the Carpenters’ Union, Local #40, for the majority of his working career, retiring in 1994. He was a devotee of St. Anthony of Padua Community Parish all of his life.

He is the beloved husband of 61 years to Madeline B. (Hurley) Long, a surviving member of the renowned, “Hurley” family of Revere Beach Boulevard. He is the devoted father of Nancie Long-Manning & her husband John J. Manning, Robert J. Long & his wife, Jane & Devorah E. Long-Hodson & her husband, Andrew Hodson. He is the cherished & adored Grandfather “Papa” to Cassandra Long, Victoria E.Simmons & her husband, Michael & John J. Manning, Jr. He is also lovingly survived by his great-grandaughter, Biancca Long & many nieces & nephews. He was also the dear brother of the late Frances A. Shoohigh, Frank Luongo, Angelina Kelley & Phyllis Augello.

Services

Visitation

Wednesday, December 28th beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Funeral Mass

Wednesday, December 28th at 11:00 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Revere

Interment

St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Stoneham

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the New England Center & Home for Veterans, P.O. Box 845257, Boston, MA 02284-5257

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  1. Cassandra long
    Dec 26 2016

    Papa there’s. Ever enough time to ever have with someone ! Biancca and I. R trying to get thru this .. and I know you’ll help the whole family and guide us thru this . We love u and miss u already !!!

  2. jeffrey berry
    Dec 26 2016

    so sorry to hear about the passing of joe .he was avery talented crafsman and just as devoted to famiy. spoke his mind really enjoyed him . will be missed .he is now is now at piece .god bless

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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.