Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020 OBITUARIES Ann Festa Garfi eld School, from which she retired in 2010. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in Ann’s memory to MSPCA, 350 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130. Patricia A. (Vacca) Conway O f Revere, unexpectedly on July 6, 2020. Devoted daughter of the late Joseph and Camille (Esposito) Festa. Beloved wife of Dan Mello. Dear sister of Joseph Festa, Jr. and his wife, Elaine, of Revere and John Festa and his wife, Jamie, of Lynnfi eld. Cherished aunt of Joseph, III, Gerard, Morgan, and John Jr. Great-aunt of Camden, Calee and Alayna. Ann was a graduate of RHS class of 1970; she went on to Salem State to receive a degree in Education as well as her Master’s. Ann taught many years in Revere Public schools before becoming an administrator at the ey and Madeline Vacca. She was raised in Everett, and graduated from Everett High School with the Class of 1959. She lived in Everett for many years, and a short time in Woburn before moving to Malden in 1981. In 1986, she married the love of her life, Francis H. Conway, and the two settled down in Malden together. They shared nearly 30 years of marriage together until his passing in 2015. Patricia worked as a Clerk for the City of Malden, in the assessor’s offi ce. She worked there into her 70s, retiring in 2013. She enjoyed keeping busy with puzzles and going out dancing. She also loved spending time with family, traveling and vacationing with them, and was always ready to plan the next trip. She is survived by her chilA retired clerk for the City of Malden passed away on Saturday, July 4 at the age of 78. Patricia was born in Revere in 1941, the daughter of Dewdren, Michael Ball and wife Kathleen of Malden, and Judi Lombardi and husband Eric of Malden, her brother Frank Vacca of FL, her sister Eleanor Ahearn of Marshfi eld, her grandchildren, Alexandra, Felicia, and David Lombardi, as well as many niecSpace for Lease 3 Large Rooms, each with Large Walk-in Storage Area. or Aerobics Studio. Located at Route 1 South at Walnut Street. Rollerworld Plaza, Route 1 South, 425 Broadway, Saugus. Call Michelle at: 781-233-9507 BUYER2 SELLER2 Betancur, Wilmar A Gaviria, Deicy J Yamani, Abderrahim Ruano, Jaime Ketring, Tylor J Guerra, Fabian Ramirez, Jose A Louise E Block FT Cosby, Ray C 130 Dolphin Avenue RT Coleman, Paul J Herrera, Maria A Perez, Juan C Ketring, Jacquelyn M Grosso, Emil Leon, Diana Grosso, Kathryn Pulchera, Suellen M U aro, Barbara A es and nephews. Donations in Patricia’s memory may be made to: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516. Rita (D’Ortona) Vitale was a cracker-jack bookkeeper. Funeral services will be held privately due to Covid-19. The family is planning a memorial service to celebrate the life of Rita in early August. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations are welcome to Dementia Society of America, PO Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901. Columbia M. AKA “Lola M.” (Petrillo) LaRosa O f Revere, formerly of East Boston, passed away at the age of 89 on July 5. Born in Boston on March 4, 1931 to the late Nicholas and Mary (Costa) D’Ortona. Beloved wife of 56 years to the late Charles (Charlie) Vitale Sr. Devoted mother to Charles (Chuckie) Vitale, Jr., of Lynn and his partner Debbie Dwyer, Patti Vitale Cameron and her husband Dan of Reading, and Maria Vitale Cannatella of Peabody. Dear sister of Lorraine Repoli of Revere, and Marianne Fiore of Revere. Rita was the proud grandmother of John, Jr. and Joseph Cannatella, Christopher, Gregory and Stephanie Cameron, and Darla Vitale. Rita was mother-in-law to Cindy Vitale of Medford and John Cannatella of Salem, NH. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Rita and Charlie raised their family in the Beachmont section of Revere. In the early years, Rita entertained her family by playing the organ and ukulele, which she taught herself to play. She and Charlie sang along with the kids often. Rita enjoyed doing crafts of all sorts, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching and cake decorating. In the more recent years, her favorite hobby was scrapbooking. She lovingly made beautiful scrap books for her children and grandchildren using the many pictures she took over the years. Before and after raising her family, Rita 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. BUYER1 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS SELLER1 29 Carleton St ADDRESS DATE PRICE 762 Winthrop Ave 23.06.2020 $ 640 000,00 130 Dolphin Ave 19.06.2020 $ 470 000,00 19.06.2020 $ 619 000,00 Macdonald, William 200 Suff olk Ave 10 Ocean Ave #214 18.06.2020 $ 395 000,00 286 Fenno St #9 01.06.2020 $ 342 000,00 01.06.2020 $ 445 000,00 I n Revere, formerly of East Boston, at 92 years, July 6, following a lengthy illness. Beloved wife of the late Salvatore L. “Sal” LaRosa. Cherished mother of James R. LaRosa of Rockland, formerly of Hull, and the late Lorraine M. Tedeschi. Devoted “Nonnie” to James S. LaRosa, USMC and his wife, Melissa, of Rockland, MA, and Laura L. LaRosa of Hull. Dear sister to Lena Ferrari of East Boston, Norwell, and the late Grace Staffi - eri, and the late Joseph, Palmarino, Henry, Gaetano and Genaro LaRosa. Also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Services and entombment at Holy Cross Community Mausoleum, Malden, will be held privately. For over 40 years, the LaRosa family owned and operated LaRosa Bakery of Jeff ries Point, East Boston and “My Donut” at Brown Circle, Revere until the early 90s. Lola worked alongside her devoted husband, “Sal”, until the bakery closed in 1995. She was a member of the Revere Patriots Club for over 35 years. In lieu of fl owers, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452.
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