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Thomas A. Ferraro, Jr.

Funeral Services & interment will be held privately, for Thomas A. Ferraro, Jr. who died on Saturday, June 13th, at his residence in Kingman, AZ, following a brief illness. He just celebrated his 95 birthday on May 5th.

Tom was born in Boston, raised & educated in Revere. He was an alumnus of revere High School, Class of 1943. Tom enlisted in the United States Army during the height of the 2nd World War. He proudly served his country until March of 1946. His service brought him to battle overseas. He received  Good Conduct medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon, American Theater Campaign Ribbon & Victory Medal. After returning home, he enrolled at Boston College to further his education, earning a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Tom began a career as a chemist with the United States Army, at the Watertown Arsenal Army Base. He worked there until retiring in 1980 at the age of 55 years old. Tom was married to the love of his life, Yolanda “Viola” (Balzi) on June 25th, 1950. He & his wife remained in Revere, where they raised their two children, Susan & Michael. Tom enjoyed his retirement with his wife, by spending summers & falls at their cottage on Mousam Lake, in Acton, Maine. In 2015, he & his wife moved to Kingman, AZ to be closer with their daughter.  Tom enjoyed working with electronics & woodworking, but spending time with his loving family, that what mattered most in life.

He is the devoted husband of 66 years to the late Yolanda M. “Viola” (Balzi) Ferraro. The loving father of Susan M. Crews & husband Robert of Kingman, AZ & Michael T. Ferraro & wife Sandy of Somerville. The cherished grandfather of Michele Agri & husband Joseph of Hampton, NH, Kirsten Rogers of Pelham, NH, Mallory M. Yates & husband David of Somerville & Madison L. Ferraro of Manchester, NH. Adored great grandfather of Austin Phibbs-Nichols, Lillian C. Bowes, Violet J. Agri & Cameron B. Yates. Also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, & grandnephews.

Funeral Services and Interment will be Private

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

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  1. Christine Smeglin Chaudhary
    Jul 18 2020

    Uncle and Auntie—I/we love you so much. I loved how you and auntie used to sing together. You both made us so happy and you both were loved so much. I miss you forever on earth, but send love up to you. God bless you and get the cards out!! Love, Christine

  2. Cynthia Foley
    Jul 9 2020

    You will be missed Uncle Tommy. I may not have seen you for some years but you and Auntie Viola will forever remain in my heart and always in my memorIes. I still to this day share with my girls all of my happy times up in Maine. That’s how I will always remember you, puttering around in the yard or working on the cottage up there. I’m
    Sure all of you in heaven right now are enjoying the endless cards games that You always enjoyed here. Love you Uncle Tommy ❤️

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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.