THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025 Page 15 Gina M. Anastos-Noftle thirty years. Gina enjoyed cooking and O f Revere. Passed away on Thursday, April 24th at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston surrounded by her loving family and friends. In July 2024 she was diagnosed with Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma (a rare form of cancer). Through it all she remained tough through strength and support and her will to live. Gina was 57 years old, and the oldest of three daughters born to William P. Anastos and Carol (McCorry) Anastos of Revere MA. Gina graduated Revere High School class of 1986. She was an athlete and a member of the girls’ softball and basketball teams. Gina had a passion for art, cooking, and traveling. Her love for art started at a young age waking up early on the weekends to draw with Captain Bob. After graduating high school, she went on to earn a degree in art from The Butera School of Art. Gina’s desire to travel lead her to peruse a career at Virgin Atlantic where she worked for over gardening with her forever love and best friend Robert (Bob). They were known for their family and friend’s barbecues. They loved to explore new recipes using fresh ingredients and taking over old family favorite recipes to continue their legacy. Gina was the beloved wife of 30 years to Robert J Noftle, and loving mother to Jacob, Kyle and Nicole Noftle-Minichello and her husband Michael. The treasured daughter of William P. Anastos and Carol A. (McCorry) Anastos. The dear sister of Tania L Anastos-Case and her husband Alex, her late sister Alisha Anastos. She is the caring aunt of Matthew and Tiah Case. The cherished grandmother of Brayden and Julian Minichello. She is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and extended family. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend memorial visitation on Monday, May 5th from 12 noon to 2 PM in the Vertuccio Smith and Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals, 262 Beach St., Revere. A Funeral Service will follow the visitation in the funeral home at 2:15 pm. Interment will be held privately. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Liposarcoma Cancer foundation, (www.sarcomaalliance.org), The united cerebral palsy foundation (www.ucp.org) or to a charity of your choice. OBITUARY Giuseppe LoIacono Irene (Nuzzo) Schifano O f Revere. Entered into rest on April 25, 2025, at the age of 83 years old. Beloved husband of 55 years to Giuseppina LoIacono. Devoted father of Joseph and wife Michelle, and Jonathan LoIacono all of Revere. Dear Brother of Ninfa Martinelli of Italy, Loving Uncle to Baldassare LoIacono and wife Enza of Sicily and Pina Lococo and Husband Antonino Of Sicily. Adored Grandfather of Isabel and Sophia LoIacono. He also leaves behind many other nieces and nephews and extended family. Giuseppe was predeceased in life by his parents Baldassare and Giuseppina (Ferrante) LoIacono, and his brother Serafi no LoIacono, and sister Gaetana Vella. Funeral Services for Giuseppe were held on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Paul Buonfi glio & Sons Funeral Home Revere,. A Funeral Mass followed at Saint Anthony’s Church, Revere, and Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery Everett. information and to get your free subscription, go to: www. massterlist.com By Bob Katzen If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) 720-1562 GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST — Join more than 30,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and infl uence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as specialized publications. MASSterList will be e-mailed to you FREE every Monday through Saturday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call examines the salaries and other benefi ts received by your state representatives. NEW HIGHER $82,044 BASE SALARY FOR REPRESENTATIVES — The base salary for the state’s 160 state representatives rose from $73,655 for the 2023-2024 session to $82,044 for the 20252026 session. That’s an 11.39 percent hike which means an additional $8,389 per representative. The estimated price O f Revere. On Saturday, April 26th, aff ectionately known as “Grammy” and “Ma”, peacefully left this world at the age of 97. A lifelong Massachusetts native, Irene grew up in East Boston and later made her home in Revere. Born to Virginia Williams and Americo Nuzzo, and raised alongside her sister Marie Ventura, with the loving guidance of her stepfather Frank Williams, Irene learned early the values of hard work, resilience, and compassion. She carried those lessons into every chapter of her life. Irene found the utmost joy in her family and friends — whether it was in the sound of cards shuffl ing and laughter echoing during their regular games of poker or gifting her famous homemade mushroom pizza to those that she loved. She believed that good food, a shared joke, or a simple act of kindness could make any day better — and she lived that belief every single day. She was not one to sit still for long. Irene’s determinatag for the hikes is $1,342,240. Gov. Maura Healey announced these hikes in January. Under state law, Legislative salaries are up for adjustment in January every two years, either up or down, under a 1998 constitutional amendment approved by a better than twoto-one margin by voters. It requires that every two years the salaries of the governor, the other fi ve constitutional statewide offi cers and the state’s 160 representatives be increased or decreased based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) that measures the quarterly change in salaries and wages. tion and work ethic shone through in everything she did, from running her own Avon business to working with the American Heart Association, to caring for her elderly clients with unmatched tenderness as a home aide. Even into her later years, Irene took pride in her independence — there was always a list to complete, a job to fi nish, or most importantly, someone to help. She is survived by her daughters Gail and Donna Schifano, and her sons Charles Schifano and his wife Marilyn, and Robert Schifano, and her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Nothing brought her more pride than watching her family grow and thrive, each new generation carrying forward her legacy of strength and love. Though our hearts ache at her passing, we fi nd comfort in knowing that Irene’s spirit lives on — in every homemade meal we share, and every Christmas Eve fi lled with laughter. She showed us how to live with humor, grit, and boundless love, and for that, we will always be grateful. Family and friends were invited to celebrate Irene’s life on Wednesday, April 30th , in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals, Revere. Followed by interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. In lieu of fl owers, the family asks that donations be made in Irene’s memory to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (https://www.pulmonaryfi brosis.org). It also requires that the same formula be used every two years to increase or decrease the stipends that 108 representatives receive for their service in Democratic or Republican leadership positions, as committee chairs or vice chairs and as the ranking Republican on some committees. Representatives’ base salaries were $46,410 when the voters approved the automatic pay adjustments in 1998. Since that time, the salaries have been increased every two years except for a $306 pay cut for the 20112012 session; an $1,100 pay cut BEACON | SEE Page 16
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