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Louis J. Rossi, Sr.

Funeral Services were held privately on Thursday, October 19th for Louis J. Rossi, Sr., who died following a brief illness on Sunday, October 15th at the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere. He was 95 years old and passed one month before his 96th birthday.

Louis was born & raised in Boston’s North End. He was educated in Boston Public Schools and was an alumnus of Boston English High School, Class of 1939. He furthered his education at a Trade School earning a certificate as a Boiler Engineer 1st Class. Like many men of his generation, Louis enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country during World War II. During his time in the Army, he operated a “Side Gunner” on a P-17 Bomber. He returned home to the North End after his honorable service. On June 11, 1950, Louis married Mildred T. Bucci. The couple remained in the North End where together they began their family. In 1965, Louis relocated his family to Revere, where they remain today. Louis had a 30 + year career as a Supervisor of Maintenance at Massport Authority.  Louis had a love for baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox. A special highlight was when Louis was able to meet Ted Williams with his family.  He also will be remembered as a dedicated family man who loved nothing more than simply spending time with them. Humble, gentle & kind is exactly how Louis Rossi will be remembered.

He is the loving & dedicated husband of Mildred T. (Bucci) Rossi of Revere, together they shared 67 years of marriage. The cherished father of Louis J. Rossi & his wife Joan A. of Saugus, Cathy A. Cecere & her husband Daniel, Mildred T. Cooke & her husband Donald of Wakefield and the late Richard Rossi. He is the adored grandfather of 10 grandchildren & 6 great grandchildren. He was the dear brother of 8 late brothers & sisters. Also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grand nephews.


Services

Funeral Services were Private.

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  1. Cherise McLeod
    Oct 23 2017

    Cathy,

    I am so sorry for your loss of your dad, he sure was a great man. I just found out, I also don’t have facebook anymore. Again I am very sorry.

    Cherise

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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.