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Mary Ann “Tootsie” (Capano) Bacigalupo

Family & friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Tuesday, December 15th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt. 107) Revere, for Mary Ann “Tootsie” (Capano) Bacigalupo, who died on Wednesday, December 9th at the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington after falling ill from COVID-19, she was 86 years old. A Funeral Service will be held in the Funeral Home at 1:15 p.m. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

Face masks must be worn at all times & social distancing must be maintained in the funeral home. All attendees are required to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing and temperatures will be checked prior to entering the funeral home. Only 25 people are allowed in the Funeral Home at one time. Guests are asked to visit briefly and to exit the funeral home to allow others to enter.

Mary, affectionately known as “Tootsie”, was born & raised in Revere. She was a proud alumna of Revere High School, Class of 1952 & a cheerleader for the school. In 1953, She married to her love, Walter Bacigalupo and the couple raised their family in Revere. Tootsie worked for the Annemark Nursing Home in North Revere, for over 30 years in the Housekeeping Department. All who knew Tootsie, loved her. Her amazing personality was always a pleasure to be around. She & her husband would spend their summers in Naples, Maine & Winter in Islamorada, Florida. She & her husband moved to Lynnfield, approximately 6 years ago. On March 22, 2017, her husband of 64 years, passed away. She was a devoted & loving wife, mother, grandmother & great grandmother. Her unwavering spirit to love, share and be with family is what made her so special. She was an incredible cook & loved to feed everyone, it was certainly one of her hallmarks. She also loved any opportunity to go to the casino, whichever one she could get to. Her life was filled with so much love, joy & happiness & countless memories.

She is the devoted & beloved wife of the late Walter L. Bacigalupo. Loving & dear mother of Dawn M. Sylvia & her husband Stephen of Peabody & Thomas W. Bacigalupo & his wife Donna of Lynnfield. Cherished grandmother of Bianca M. Bacigalupo of Lynn, Gregory M. Sylvia & Sasha Lee Sylvia both of Peabody & Stephen M. Sylvia & wife Kelly of Fitchburg. Treasured great grandmother of Armani, Alexis, Matthew, & Gavin Thomas. She is also lovingly survived by her canine companion, “Hunter” who was always by her side and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews.


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**Face masks must be worn at all times & social distancing must be maintained in the funeral home & cemetery. All attendees are required to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing and temperatures will be checked prior to entering the funeral home. Only 25 people are allowed in the funeral home at one time. Guests are asked to visit briefly and exit the funeral home to allow others to enter.**

Visiting Hours

Tuesday, December 15th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Funeral Service

Tuesday, December 15th at 1:15 p.m. in the Funeral Home

Interment

Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett

In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105.


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  1. Charlene M. Petrilli
    Dec 22 2020

    I am very sorry for the loss of Mary. She was so fun to be with and always acted young and playful. She made me feel that I could do anything at any age, and she taught me how to live my life like her. She passed too young for her age, she passed too early. I will never forget you Mary, you brought light into our lives and taught us to smile and act happy even if we weren’t so happy in our own lives. Mary, You are missed by so many, Rest in Peace my little friend.

  2. Laurie Carbone
    Dec 15 2020

    Dear Family
    Tootsie you were always the one to make us all smile and laugh! She will forever hold a special place in my heart as you shared a bond with with my mother, Olga like no other. We are all at a lose now without you, but the memories will last forever.
    with Love,
    Laurie Dusvitch Carbone

  3. Ronald Bruce Marshall
    Dec 13 2020

    so so sorrey to hera mary was called home mary is with her dear walter she always treated me so well made me feel right at home on trickey pond my condolences to you all be safe and 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.