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Robert F. “Bob” Gaffny

Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, March 7th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) REVERE for His funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday, March 9th at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church (Corner of Beach St. & Winthrop Ave.), REVERE at 10:30 a.m., immediately followed by interment in Winthrop Cemetery (Belle Isle Section) Winthrop.

Robert F. “Bob” Gaffny, passed away on Monday, March 5th after a long and determined battle with cancer and lung disease. He was a long time Revere and Winthrop Resident and former employee of Stone and Webster and Viking Taxi. Born in Dedham, the family moved to Brighton for a short time, before settling in Beachmont, Revere. Bob attended grammar and high school at Immaculate Conception graduating in the class of 1961.  While at Stone and Webster he worked as a Manager for over 20 years and then later as a Driver for Viking Taxi Co. of Winthrop for 15 years before retiring in 2008.  Bob had a passion for coaching Immaculate Conception basketball, watching sports, taking care of his tomato garden and pets as well as watching ocean storms at the beach. He will long be remembered for meeting and socializing with many, people in all walks of life, being a man of conviction and his great sense of humor.

He is the Beloved father to Michael D. Gaffny & his wife, Lucy of Andover., Cheryl B. Floyd & her husband, J. Mark of Georgetown, Kevin Gaffny & his wife, Rosa of Danvers & Jill J. Sewell & her late husband, Robert of Saugus. He is the Beloved Grandfather (Papa Gaff) to Kristina M. Gaffny of Reading, Tyla R., Shawn C. & Shalyn J. Sewell, all of Saugus as well as his Grand canine and feline pets. He is the devoted brother to Eleanor McCarrick & her husband Robert A. McCarrick of Wayland, formerly of Revere. He is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces & grand-nephews. He is the devoted & faithful friend to Toni Cutrone, with whom he made his home in Winthrop along with their feline companions, “Baby”, “Handsome”,”Panda” & “Minnie” and the late “Zeke”.  He was the son of the late Francis R. Gaffny & Elizabeth F. (Kean) Gaffny.

Services

Visiting Hours

Thursday, March 8th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Funeral Mass

Friday, March 9th at 10:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, Revere

Interment

Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop

In lieu of flowers, and because of Bob’s inimitable love & affection for all animals, remembrances may be made to Wings of Rescue, P.O. Box 6045, LaQuinta, California 92248 or online at www.wingsofrescue.org/donate.

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  1. Toni Cutrone
    Mar 8 2018

    There are no words to describe how sad I am to lose you Bob. I just never thought it would really happen. You beat everything. But i understand how tired you were of struggling with doctors and hospitals and you were so good about it all, and never lost your sense of humor.

    The world will not be the same without Bobby Gaffny in it. MY world is crushed – we were together more than 18 years !! My world will never be the same. I will miss you and I will love you forever.

    My love to all of the Gaffny families and thank you for everything.

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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.