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Ralph J. Petrosino

Services & interment were held at the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals of Revere, MA, for Ralph J. Petrosino, who died on Friday, September 14th, 2012 at University Hospital of Tamarac, Florida, following a long illness.  Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA.  Born & Raised in Chelsea, he attended Chelsea Schools, & was a 1936 alumnus of Chelsea High School.  He entered the service, serving with the United States Army, in November of 1944 & served until November of 1945.  He is a veteran of World War II.  Before entering the service, he was the manager of the Petrosino Grocery Store of Chelsea, from October 1934 – October 1944, then upon returning from his service time in WW II, he worked for over 20 years for General Electric Co. of Lynn as an expert welder.  He also owned & operated his own Meat Packing Co., known as Pioneer Meat Packing Co., after working for Pilgrim Meat Packing Co. of Boston’s North End.  He was the husband of the late Marguerite C. (Vogel) Petrosino who died in September of 1987.  For the past 35 years, he wintered in Florida & lived in Revere & Saugus, before moving permanently to Florida in 2007.  He is the Devoted father of Ralph A. Petrosino of Weston, Florida & Donna M. Memont of Saugus.  He was the devoted grandfather of 7.  Remembrances may be made to your favorite charity. 

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  1. Diane Hayes
    Oct 2 2012

    I’m sorry to hear of Ralph’s passing. I hope he will find peace. My deepest sympathies to his family.

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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.