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Robert N. “Bob” Scrima

Family & friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Thursday, November 7th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) REVERE for Robert N. “Bob” Scrima, who passed away on November 2nd after a long illness. He was 76 years old. His funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday, November 8th at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., REVERE at 11:00 a.m. & immediately followed by interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.

Robert Nicholas “Bob” Scrima, whether you called him “Bob”, “Bobby”, “Uncle Bob”, “Grandpa Bob” or “Mr. Scrima”, he was a force to be reckoned with for his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cherished friends and a long list of clients throughout the years as a co-owner of both B&B Tax Service and R&R Insurance with his longtime partner, Bob Marino. Robert was born on January 1, 1943 in East Boston to Frank and Helen (Addario) Scrima and lived in East Boston. He was an Alumnus of Boston English High School and Suffolk University. He began his career as an accountant at P. Tavilla Co. in Chelsea before establishing his partnership with Bob Marino. He married the love of his life, Teresa (Catino) in 1966 and the couple lived in Revere. Robert was an active and long-standing member of the St. Anthony’s Church Holy Name Society and also served on the Revere Election Commission for many years. He was a loyal supporter and parishioner of St. Anthony’s Church in Revere and also served alongside his wife Teresa as a Eucharistic minister.

He is the beloved husband of 53 years to Teresa A. “Terry” (Catino). Cherished father of Frank Scrima & wife Andrea of Saugus & Maria E. Scrima of Revere. Dear brother of Anthony Scrima & wife Nancy of Everett. Also lovingly survived by his 2 grandchildren, Alexis & Zachary Scrima, both of Saugus & by his amazing “108” years young aunt Mary Ricci of East Boston. He is also lovingly survived by his nieces, nephews, cherished friends and former clients. The family will cherish memories of all the family dinners and get-togethers throughout the years, whether these were weddings, graduations, special occasions or championship sporting events. Bob’s fierce love of his family and friends, the music of his generation, client relationships and the fortunes of the Boston Red Sox will be fondly remembered by all that were fortunate enough to have known him. Always the first to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate, his watchful eyes will forever be upon us. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses of Melrose Wakefield Hospital in Melrose and all the caregivers from Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England in Woburn and Oosterman Rest Homes in Melrose that provided compassionate care to him throughout his illness to the end.



Services

Visiting Hours

Thursday, November 7th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

Funeral Mass

Friday, November 8th at 11:00 a.m. in St. Antony of Pauda Church, Revere

Interment

Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Restoration Fund at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., Revere, 02151 or the MSPCA at Angell, 350 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130-9923.

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  1. Mary Schramm
    Nov 7 2019

    Sending sympathy and prayers to the Scrima Family. May Mr. Scrima rest easy in the comfort of the lords arms. Thinking of all of you.

    Mary Schramm

  2. Brian Cooper
    Nov 7 2019

    I first met Bob Scrima in the Fall of 1985. His son and I worked together and Mr. Scrima was nice enough to give me a ride home one night. That may not seem like a big deal, but I wasn’t driving yet and it would’ve been a long walk. As I got to know Frank and the rest of the family, I was always welcomed with opened arms into their home. I got used to Bob referring to me as “Brian Dennehy”, which I’ll miss but always remember fondly. Sometimes before school, my son and I would see Bob at the convenience store across the street. What an honor to introduce my boy Nicholas to Bob! Whenever I saw him, Mr. Scrima was always nice, caring, warm and generous. It’s a characteristic that shows in the rest of his family. I am proud and honored to have known you, Mr. Scrima. God Bless you, sir, may you Rest In Peace.

  3. Michael Drillis Sr
    Nov 7 2019

    My prayers go to the Scrima Family for they lost an amazing loving father, husband and family member, I had the pleasure of working with him for over 6 years and how can you not love this man, I have missed you since you retired from our office, and will miss you even more now that you have left this world, hopefully to a better place my friend. Love Michael

  4. Lucy catino
    Nov 6 2019

    I send my sincere condolences and love to Bob’s entire family. He was a kind and gentle soul who will never be forgotten. He was so kind in every way and we all know he went straight to heaven. May he Rest In Peace ❤️❤️

  5. James T. Lattini
    Nov 5 2019

    I was so deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our cousin Bob Scrima. I will never forget the many wonderful traits he possessed. Whenever I was in his company during family get togethers and events, he was always fun to be around with his wonderful sense of humor and his outlook on life. I know that he will be dearly missed by family and friends but I know that his spirit will live on forever. I know he is not with us in the present but I know that he is gone to a greater place and will absolutely be in his glory. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Terry, Maria, Frank, Andrea, Zachary, and Alexis.
    God Bless,
    Jim, Margie, and Christopher

  6. Kimberly Battis
    Nov 5 2019

    I will miss you. My deepest condolences to the whole family.

  7. Joel and Donna Amadeo
    Nov 5 2019

    There are so many good things to be said about Bob, however, the most wonderful thing that we can say about Bob is his great since of humor.You will be very missed by your family members by marriage lot of people and we believe he is happy, healthy and laughing his ass off. God bless you. Terry, Maria, Frank, Andrea, Zachary and the love of his life Alexis you will miss him always but remember he is right next to you all believe that!! We love you all very much and will always be the for all of you (Terry miss you much) PapaDonna

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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.