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Barbara E. (Roberts) Gaffney

Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Route 107), Revere, beginning at 9 a.m. for Barbara E. (Roberts) Gaffney, who died on Sunday, April 28th in the Consulate Nursing Facility of Seminole, Florida, following a long illness, at 81 years.  Her funeral mass will follow the visiting hours on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church (corner of Beach St. & Winthrop Ave.), Revere, followed by interment in Puritan Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Peabody.  Born in Boston, she lived all of her life in Revere, attending Revere schools & was an alumna of Revere High School, Class of 1950.  She married in 1955 to John H. Gaffney.  The couple moved to Largo, FL in 1998.  Barbara was a devoted & caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, & a recent great-grandmother.  She is the devoted Mother of William J. Gaffney & his wife, Jamie of Atkinson, NH, & Robert A. Gaffney & his wife, Brandie of Seabrook, NH.  She is also the dear sister of: Phyllis Going & her husband Warren of Ossipee, NH, Jean DeMarco & her late husband Anthony, Grace Fabiano & her husband George, all of Revere.  She is the cherished grandmother of: Annmarie Stucker & her husband Brian of Epping, NH, Patrick W. Gaffney of Brighton, MA, Elyse M. & Evan R. Gaffney both of Seabrook, NH.  She is also lovingly survived by her great-grandson, William B. Stucker, many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces & grand-nephews.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.

Services

Visiting Hours

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 from 9 – 10:30 a.m.

Funeral Mass

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 11 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church, Revere.

Interment

Puritan Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Peabody.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472.

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  1. Lina Tollis
    May 17 2013

    Dear Bobby and Family,
    Just a brief message of sympathy to say how very sorry we were to learn of your mom’s passing. We are all deeply saddened by the news. Your mom was a wonderful person and we have fond memories of her from her time on Carleton Street. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
    The Tollis Family

  2. John and Paula Zaino
    May 16 2013

    John, I am so sorry to learn about Barbara’s passing. I still remember the day I called your Revere home and you were out, so I had a wonderful chat with her.

    You two were rather special friends of mine and I’m sorry we never had an opportunity to see each other … but, I always talked about you and Barbara when I met old friends at the RHS Reunions.

    My wife and I still live in Xenia, OH and our four boys are all in the Columbus area.

    If you don’t mind, I’m going to call Franny and Larry Green today. I’m sure they would like to send you their condolences, too. Take care, John

  3. Vinny Lauria
    May 14 2013

    Bobby, my deepest condolences for your loss. I still have great memories of the cakes she would make. They were always the best.

  4. Arlene (Gaffney) Garvey
    May 13 2013

    I cannot think of my dear Aunt Barb without smiling. She was such a fun lady who always made me laugh. So many great memories from years ago in Revere and many more in Florida. She is missed.
    love always,
    Arlene

  5. The Spanedda Family
    May 13 2013

    Our condolences on your loss.

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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.