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Rose M. “Babe” (LaRaia) Giangregorio

Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, January 25th, in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway Giangregorio, Rose(Rte.107), Revere from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for Rose M. “Babe” (LaRaia) Giangregorio who died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 20th at Mass. General Hospital, Boston. Her funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Tuesday, January 26th at 10:30 a.m., follow by a funeral mass in St. John the Evangelist Church, Winthrop at 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow at the family lot at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

 

Born & raised in East Boston, she attended Boston Schools & was an alumna of Girls’ High of Boston, Class of 1945. As a young girl, she worked for the Commonwealth of Mass. at the State House as a secretarial aide. For 35 years, she was Executive Secretary to the Business Agent of Bethlehem Steel, Local 25. “Babe” was the always energetic to the max and enjoyed every facet of life. She married her long-time sweetheart, Lawrence Giangregorio in 1950 and nourished him until he died on March 1, 1985, suffering from a long tenure with cancer. She was a many year member of the Winthrop Lodge of the Sons of Italy,(Ladies Chapter), and was active in many of their charity events and social events. Never idle, she was also a long-time member of the Winthrop Senior Center (Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center) & a vibrant member of their Italian Club & Zumba Club. And, in addition to all, she was a member of the Waterfront Crew Poets of Winthrop, a chapter of the Mass. State Poetry Society, Inc. She joined with her son, Alan, a membership in the Dicken’s Fellowship – Boston Branch. She & her husband, moved from East Boston to Winthrop in August of 1967. “Babe” was a very proud Winthrop resident, but never lost her love and passion for the East Boston, that she knew.

She is the devoted mother of Alan L. Giangregorio & his wife, Denise of Winthrop and Lawrence P. Giangregorio and his wife Irene of Melrose. She is the cherished grandmother of Adam A. Giangregorio of Jamaica Plain, Luke N. Giangregorio of Winthrop, Paul J. Giangregorio of Melrose & Alyssa R. Giangregorio of Beverly. She is the dear sister of Isabelle C. Gardiner of Brookline and the adored aunt of Leslie F. Ciampi & her husband, Peter & their family of Lexington. May “Babe’s” zest for life, be an inspiration to all.

 

Services

Visiting Hours

Monday, January 25th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Funeral Mass

Tuesday, January 26th at 11:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, 320 Winthrop St., Winthrop

Interment

Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Winthrop Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center, 35 Harvard St. Winthrop, MA 02152.

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  1. STeve Tahmosh
    Jan 25 2016

    My condolences to you, Larry, and your family, on the death of your Mother.
    Regards,
    STeve

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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.