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William C. Salemme

Funeral Services will be held privately due to the current Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic for William C. Salemme, who died on Monday, April 27th at the Chestnut Woods Rehabilitation Center in Saugus, after a long illness of sustaining a stroke 20 years ago and the COVID -19 Virus.

William, commonly known as Billy, was lifelong resident of the Beachmont section of Revere. He was an alumnus of Revere High School, Class of 1967. He furthered his education at Northeastern University. He became a Revere Police Officer and he worked as a Patrolman for approximately 20 years, before he was forced to an early retirement caused from a stroke. The severity of the stroke had left him incapacitated His strong mind, body & spirit is what sustained him for almost 20 years, while living in this state. He maintained to have a good attitude & made the best of his situation. The staff & caretakers became attached to Billy & he became friends with many of the residents.

He is the beloved son of the late William E. & Norma M. (Young) Salemme. The loving father of William B. Salemme & his wife Carriann of Revere, & Lauri  Salemme of Dorchester. The cherished brother of Victor W. Salemme & wife Rhoda of Standish, ME & Michael J. Salemme & his wife Betty of Winthrop. He is the grandfather Brandon & Alexa. Also lovingly survived by several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, Grandnephews &, many friends. Interment Private. Late member of Revere Lodge Elks #1171.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to: Camp Sunshine 35 Ardcadia Rd. Casco, ME 04015.

Funeral Services were Private

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Camp Sunshine, 35 Acadia Rd., Casco, ME 04015.

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  1. David McMenamin
    May 10 2020

    Sorry for your and your family’s loss, Michael. It’s been a long road for all of you I’m sure. My thoughts are with you.
    Prof. Dave

  2. Gregory Arnold
    May 7 2020

    Sorry to hear about the passing of a great guy.May you Rest In Peace.Billy will always be remembered as one of guys from Shirley Ave.God Bless.

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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.