William C. Swartz
Family & friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Thursday, January 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.in the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) REVERE for William C. Swartz, who passed on Friday, January 22nd at his Saugus residence. His funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home, following the visitation on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. followed by interment Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield.
Born & raised in Boston’s Dorchester section, he attended schools in the Boston area. He entered the US ARMY, in Nov. 1958 serving until Jan. of 1962, during the beginning of the Viet-Nam Era. Most of his working career, was as a heavy equipment operator, up to and including the time of the “BIG DIG”. He has been a Saugus resident for 20 years. He was a member of the Quincy Knights of Columbus & the Malden Moose.
He is the devoted father of Michelle L. Cardinale & her husband, Craig of Saugus, Lisa M. Settipane & her husband, Richard Settipane Jr. of North Reading & Joseph “Joey” James of North Reading. He is the cherished grandfather of Louis, Nicholas & Ava Cardinale, all of Saugus & Paolo, Richard & Lorenzo Settipane, all of North Reading. He is the dear brother of Steven & Mildred Swartz and the late Helena Prisco. He is also lovingly survived by his former wife, Shirley R. (Capizzi) Anderson of Revere & several nieces & nephews.