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Richard A. Gravallese

Richard A. Gravallese

Richard A. Gravallese

Family & friends are invited to visiting hours on Friday, May 3rd, 2013 in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Route 107), Revere, beginning at 9 a.m. for Richard A. Gravallese, who died following a long & valiant battle with pulmonary disease at Eastpointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Chelsea on Friday, April 26th, at 65 years.  The funeral service will follow the visitation on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Home.  Born & raised in East Boston, he lived there his entire life.  He was a 1965 alumnus of East Boston High School.  Richard was forced to assume early retirement due to his long-standing battle with pulmonary disease.  For the past three years, he was confined to the Eastpointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  His working career was spent as an administrator at Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Boston & later at Garber Travel.  He is the beloved son of the late, John M. & Camille (Casella) Gravallese, & the loving husband of the late Paula (Palazzolo).  He is the Devoted Father of Alycia T. Gravallese of East Boston.  He is the Dear Brother to: John F. Gravallese of Wakefield, & Mary Stefano & her husband, Frederick, of Winthrop.  He is also lovingly survived by Stephanie Raftery & her husband, Michael, & their children, Stephen & Ryan Raftery, all of Middleton.  He is the faithful uncle to: John Gravallese & his wife, Deborah, of North Reading, Steven Gravallese & his wife, Cheryl, of Middleton, Lisa Stefano of Winthrop, & Jennifer Becker & her husband, Brian, of Pelham, NH.  Richard is also survived by his grand-nieces & grand-nephews, Christopher, Jonathan, Karah, Robert, Matthew, Andrew, & Aiden.  Interment is private.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Patients’ Recreation Fund at Eastpointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 255 Central Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150.

Services

Visiting Hours

Friday, May 3rd, 2013 from 9 – 11 a.m.

Funeral Service

Friday, May 3rd, 2013 at 11 a.m. in the Funeral Home.

Interment

Will be private.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Patients’ Recreation Fund at Eastpointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 255 Central Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150.

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  1. Linda & Jesse Costa
    May 3 2013

    God is with you at this difficult time.

    May God in His tender mercy put His peace within your heart and may His nearness give you courage for tomorrow.

    With Deepest Sympathy

  2. John F. Gravallese
    May 1 2013

    Richard,
    You left to soon, but you are now at peace and without pain.
    I know that mom and dad will be there to greet you at the gate.
    Till we meet again-
    Love,
    Brother John & Family

  3. John F. Gravallese
    May 1 2013

    Richard, you left to soon, but you are now at peace and without pain.
    I know that mom and dad will be there to greet you at the gate.
    Till we meet again.
    Love,
    Brother John & 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.