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Donald L. Graf

DONALD L. GRAF AT 85yrs.
LIFE-LONG REVERE RESIDENT-ARMY VET. OF KOREA
PROPRIETOR & OPERATOR OF”PAONE’s SPA” for
over 30 yrs.

Family & friends are respectfully invited to attend a MEMORIAL FUNERAL MASS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, at 12 NOON at St. Anthony of Padua Church, REVERE for DONALD L. GRAF, who died following a brief illness on THURSDAY, OCT. 29th at the Graf, DonaldLEONARD FLORENCE CENTER for LIVING IN CHELSEA.

Born & raised in Revere, Donnie was a graduate of Immaculate Conception Grammar School & an alumnus of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1948. He entered the US ARMY IN Sept. of 1951 & served until Aug. of 1953 during the Korean Conflict. His beloved wife Virginia B. (Flaherty) Graf, died in February of 2006. Together they opened the old “PAONE’s SPA” on Broadway, REVERE & the old business, returned to be one of Revere’s busiest spots. There you could buy any & all tobacco products, newspapers, magazines, ice cream, coffee, all kinds of goodies & usually enjoy a time of catching up with old friends & the “news” of the day. They maintained their business until the early nineties.

He is the devoted father of GREGORY L. GRAF & his wife, CAROLE J. of Middleton & the cherished grandfather of Zachary Casey Graf & Hannah Grace Graf, both of Middleton. He is the devoted brother of Paul J. Graf of Revere, & the late, Robert W. Graf, Jr. (Revere Fire Dept.), & Edward E. Graf. He is also lovingly survived by his sister-in-law, Lillian “Lil” Graf of Revere & many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces & grand-nephews. He was also the son of the late, Robert W. Graf, Sr.& Grace E. (Myette) Graf. At a later time the remains of both Donald & his wife Virginia will be interred at the Mass. National Cemetery, Bourne.

 

Services

Memorial Mass

Saturday, November 7th at 12:00 p.m. in St. Anthony of Padua Church, Revere

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, MEMPHIS, TN 38101-9908.

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  1. Paul Graf
    Nov 7 2015

    Uncle Don,

    We will miss your humor and wit And stories about Nana, Grampy, and Bunkie.

    The Graf’s of Quinch

  2. Patricia Flaherty Tabolsky
    Nov 4 2015

    Uncle Don, “The Don” you will be missed. Lots of wonderful memories. Rest in peace.

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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.