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Joseph S. Oreto, Sr.

Family & friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Monday, December 27th, at 10:00 a.m., in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., REVERE, for Joseph S. Oreto, Sr., who passed after a lengthy illness on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at the VA Boston Healthcare System of Brockton. Please meet directly at church. Per order of the Archdiocese of Boston, masks are required in church. Interment will follow at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne at 1:45 p.m.

Born & raised in Revere, he was a lifelong resident & alumnus of Revere High School, Class of 1952. In August of 1954, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps & served honorably until his discharge on August 15, 1958, as Sergeant. He was married to his one & only, Emily J. (Caddle) Oreto & they had five (5) children. Emily was stricken with metastatic cancer and passed on October 16, 1980 at only 42 years of age. “Joey” was faced with raising five children, with help from his Mom & Dad, the late Joseph M. Oreto & Grace M. (Fabiano) Oreto & other Oreto family members. He had a thirty-six-year career with Polaroid Corp., as a lead Mechanic within the Film Department. He was prompted to take an early retirement in 1999 & continued to be a dedicated dad, grandpa, son, brother & uncle.

He is the proud father to Deborah J. McTomney & husband Michael of Quincy, Joseph S. Oreto, Jr. & wife, Sonia of Revere, Ronald S. Oreto of Medford, Darrin J. Oreto of Revere & Scott C. Oreto of Weymouth. Cherished Grandpa to 7 grandchildren & 5 great- grandchildren. Dear brother of Lillian F. Hibbard & her husband, Hugh of Revere & the late Frank P. Oreto & the late Carol A. Consolo. He is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Division of Development, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.

Funeral Mass

Monday, December 27th at 10:00 a.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere
(Please meet directly at Church)

Interment

Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne at 1:45 p.m.

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4 Messages Send your condolences
  1. Jossania Dutra
    Dec 26 2021

    I’m so proud of the person you were. Thank you for serving our country. Thank you for being the father of the Oreto’s family, and thought us with joyful life experience. We love you and we will always miss you. You are forever in our hearts ♥️

  2. Sonia Oreto
    Dec 23 2021

    Dad I am so happy that you are my father in law and I will miss you for ever God bless you and I will always love you

  3. Joseph Oreto jr & Sonia
    Dec 23 2021

    God Bless you Dad! Rest in peace

  4. George Maglione
    Dec 21 2021

    My condolences to the family. May he Rest In Peace

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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.