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Richard R. Page, Sr.

Funeral services were held privately for Richard R. Page, Sr., who died on Sunday, October 7th at the Don Orione Home in East Boston following a long illness. He was 81 years old.

Richard was born & raised in the Eagle Hill section of East Boston and was educated in Boston Public Schools and he attended East Boston High School. Richard began working in the construction industry and focused on roofing. He worked on many of the various buildings and properties in and around the City of Boston. He did this for many years, becoming an expert in his field. He later took a position at Textron and became an Engineering Technician, where he worked for approximately 15 years. Richard and his wife were married on March 19, 1966. Together they began their life in East Boston where they raised their family, in 1996, they moved to Winthrop. Richard was fondly known as a loving and caring family man. He especially enjoyed being a grandfather and cherished his time being surrounded with his grandchildren. He was also known for his passion of building models, especially model ships. His patient nature and keen ability he possessed made him a master at his craft.

He is the devoted husband of 52 years of Toni L. (Capolupo) Page of Winthrop. Loving father of Michelle A. Benrifi & husband Allal of Haverhill, Donna J. Page of Winthrop, Richard R. Page, Jr. & wife Nicole of Lynn, Alicia J. Smith & husband Joshua of Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard and the late Jonathan & Catherine Page. He is the adored grandfather of Alyssa, Zachary, U.U., Joshua, Richard, III, Anthony & Olivia. He is the dear brother of Lawrence Page & his wife Theresa of Carver and the late Frederick Page.

Funeral Services were private.

Remembrances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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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.