THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026 Page 11 OBITUARIES Elena Marie (Picardi) Rossi O f Revere, formerly of East Boston. Passed away peacefully on May 15, at the age of 95. Beloved wife of the late Henry A. Rossi. Devoted Janice R. (McDonough) Nelson mother of Lorraine Drapek and her partner, Steve Taylor; Ronald Rossi and his wife, JoAnn; Thomas Rossi and his partner, Tiff any Giannato; and the late Richard Rossi. Loving grandmother of Lauren Drapek and her husband, Michael Scarpati; Michelle Sutton and her husband, Michael; Colleen Drapek and her husband, Greg Findlay; Amanda Kalavantis and her husband, Christos; Ronald Rossi and his partner, Taiz Ortiz; Tiana Rossi; and Micayla Rossi. Cherished great-grandmother of Henry Scarpati, Gemma and Rory Sutton, Nicholas and Giovanna Kalavantis. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews, as well as her O f Revere. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Wednesday, April 29, at the age of 74. Born on July 3, 1951, she was the beloved daughter of Joseph H. and Frances McDonough. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband and high school sweetheart, Edward “Buddy” Nelson. She is survived by her four children: Jeff Nelson; Jamie Nelson and his wife, Lauren; Jennifer Ivester and her husband, Jake; and Jonathan Nelson and his partner, Dr. Da’Marcus Baymon. She also leaves behind her six cherished grandchildren, Alana, Brady, Dylan, Hannah, Colby, and Jordan; her sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Val Lanza; as well as four nieces and two grandnieces, all of whom she loved deeply. Janice was born and raised in Revere, where she built a life centered on family, love, and devotion to those closest to her. Growing up in the Point of Pines, she attended Immaculate Conception High School and continued her education at Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School. After graduating, she began working as an executive secretary at General Electric. She found her greatest joy in raising her children and later re-entered the workforce with Revere Public Schools, where she enjoyed being part of a school community. She later continued her nurturing treasured dog, Lulu. Elena was predeceased by her parents Amato and Sophia Picardi, as well as her siblings Louis, Carlo, Antonio, Gerardo, Pasqualina, and Emerico Picardi. Family was everything to Elena. In her spare time, she enjoyed cooking and baking for family and friends. As a young woman, she worked as a seamstress, and later in life she continued to enjoy sewing. Above all else, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her the greatest joy. Elena will be remembered for her warmth, devotion to her family, and the love she shared so generously with everyone around her. For her fi nal 6 years she resided work in childcare. No matter where she was, she brought warmth, generosity, and a strong sense of care to everyone around her. Her greatest OBITS | SEE Page 13 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUYER1 Giff ord, Garrett Guerrero-Cuevas, Jenfry M Marin, Rosy Peters, Shasta R Rosales, Alessandro Santos, Vicente A Smaka, Ateme Uribe, Jonathan Tabares Restrepo, Edwin N Uribe, Erney A Vasco BUYER2 SELLER1 Revere Beach Blvd LLC Guerrero, Hector Bensassi, Naima Malhotra-Dhawan Ft Bhattarai, Sumit Mcmahon, Mary A Gullicksen, Dave Tango, Devin SELLER2 10 Franklin Ave #106 10 Franklin Ave #400 88 Vane St 82 Prospect Ave 175 Ward St #30 30 Folsom St at Sunrise of Lynnfi eld where she treated staff as part of her family and more importantly how they treated her as well. Family and friends were invited to attend a Funeral from the Paul Buonfi glio & SonsBruno Funeral Home, Revere, on Wednesday, May 20, followed by a Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church. Visiting hours were held on Tuesday. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in Elena’s memory, and in memory of her son Richard, to The Angel Fund for ALS Research at theangelfund.org APARTMENTS FOR RENT www.mastrocola.com Revere Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman/The Commercial Record, a weekly trade newspaper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group. For a searchable database of real estate transactions and property information visit: www.thewarrengroup.com ADDRESS DATE PRICE 71 Revere Beach Blvd #12 04.30.26 339000 04.30.26 425000 04.29.26 471000 Malhotra, Sanandan 474 Revere Beach Blvd #302 04.29.26 509000 Adhikari, Aleena Mcmahon, Brian Gullicksen, Lisa Tango, Jennifer 04.28.26 1020000 04.30.26 590000 04.27.26 260000 04.28.26 780000
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