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Bella P. (Karelas) Bruno

Family & friends are invited to attend a Memorial Funeral Mass on Saturday, March 13th in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 250 Revere St., REVERE at 12:00 p.m. (Noon), for Bella P. (Karelas) Bruno, who died on Monday, February 15th at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, she was 88 years old.

Bella was born & raised in Woburn and was a proud alumna of Woburn High School, Class of 1950. As a young woman, she worked various jobs. She married her husband Carmine on September 21, 1959. They began their family together and later moved to Revere in 1970. Bella was a dedicated wife & mother. Family was everything to her. She enjoyed being surrounded by her children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren.

She is the beloved wife of 62 years to the late Carmine A. Bruno. Loving mother of Peggy Fallon & her husband Daniel of Lynnfield, Joseph A. Bruno of Revere, Stephen S. Bruno of Boston & David C. Bruno & his wife Maribeth of Billerica & also lovingly survived by Janet Messina & her husband David of Byfield & Karen Quinteros & her husband Edward of Florida. Cherished grandmother of 6 granddaughters & 3 great granddaughters. Dear sister of Marie Cusano & her late husband George “Babe” & the late Theodore Karelas & his late wife Alice, the late George Karelas & his surviving wife Rita Karelas of Melrose & the late Ernest Karelas. Many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, & grandnephews also survive her.

Memorial Funeral Mass

Face masks must be worn at all times & social distancing must be maintained at the church. All attendees are required to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing and temperatures will be checked prior to entering the church.

Saturday, March 13th at 12:00 p.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Revere

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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  1. Mary Jones
    Mar 13 2021

    Steven, I am so sorry for your loss. Although I didn’t know Bella personally, I felt as though I knew her because you spoke of her so often and I imagined her as a strong willed, feisty woman; one I would have like to have known.
    My sincere condolences to you and your family.

  2. Karen Zaccaria
    Mar 9 2021

    My deepest condolences to Bella’s wonderful family and friends.
    May she Rest In Peace.

    Karen

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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.