THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2023 Page 17 OBITUARIES Elinor Ann Pratt at a later date (please check our website for updated time and day of burial). In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to Covenant House New York, 460 West 41 Street, New York, NY 10036 or at ny.covenanthouse.org or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 510 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or at www. stjude.org. Joan (Fenno) Sposito Grassetti, and Samantha Sposito. Dear sister of the late Marie Serafi ni and her surviving husband Robert of Malden. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. A Visitation will be held at the Paul Buonfi glio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home 128 Revere St, Revere on Friday, December 8, 2023 from 9:00am to 10:30am followed by an 11am Mass at St. Anthony’s Church in Revere. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. In lieu of fl owers donations can be made in Joan’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or at www.alz.org. O f Revere passed away on December 2, 2023 at the age of 87. Born in Everett on April 23, 1936 to the late Arthur Duffy and Elizabeth (Dougherty) Duff y. Beloved wife of 70 years to Frederick W. Pratt. Devoted mother of the late Frederick Pratt Jr. and Steven Pratt. Cherished grandmother (Nana) of Brian Pratt and the late Jeffrey Pratt. Dear sister of the late Arthur Duff y. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Elinor loved to travel the world, cook giant meals, and entertain friends and family. She also loved her job, selling fur coats. A visitation was held at the Paul Buonfi glio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Interment took place at Woodlawn Cemetery Phyllis M. (Vivolo) Cesso thony and his wife Annmarie, and Lisa and her partner, Bryan. Cherished grandmother of Katherine, Matthew, Michael, Antonio, Nicolo and Gioia. Sister of Leonard Vivolo and sisterin-law of Nick Ruggiero. Predeceased by her mother, Anna Vivolo, her sister Joanne Ruggiero, and many brother and sister in laws. Phyllis grew up in Boston’s O f Revere. Passed away on December 4, 2023 at the age of 89. Born in Newark, NJ on January 27, 1934 to the late Armando Fenno and Mildred (Mastrangelo). Beloved wife of 49 years to the late Arthur Sposito. Devoted mother of Carl Sposito and his wife Trina of Billerica. Adored grandmother of Nicole Sposito and her fi ancé Anthony North End where she met and married her husband. Together they shared 56 years of marriage and three children, whom she loved dearly. She also adored her six grandchildren who brought her countless moments of joy. Whether she was attending one of their sporting events, dance recitals or plays, she was always honored to be there supporting them. Phyllis loved the North End and especially celebrating St. Anthony’s Feast each year. She was an avid Boston sports fan and enjoyed watching and routing for all of the teams during each season. She also loved watching mystery and crime shows with her husband, a retired Boston Police Detective. Above all, Phyllis was known O f Revere, December 3. Beloved wife of B. Anthony. Devoted mother of Carla and her husband David, AnWinthrop Police Investigating Anitsemitic and Hateful "Zoombombing" During Town Council Meeting WINTHROP – Town Manager Anthony Marino, Council President James Letterie and Police Chief Terence M. Delehanty report that the Town of Winthrop and the Winthrop Police Department are investigating after a Zoom-based participant in Tuesday's Town Council meeting shouted an antisemitic slur, displayed a swastika on their screen and appeared to give a nazi salute during a discussion regarding the town's fl ag fl ying policy. "During a civic discussion on the flying of flags on town property, an individual seized the meeting to use it as a platform for hate speech and to display symbols of hate, intimidation and nazism," said Town Council President Letterie. "We condemn this act and all acts of hatred in or around our community, and we will always call out and condemn hatred in all its forms. There is no place for it here in Winthrop." The Town of Winthrop is actively reviewing its public meeting videoconferencing procedures and policies. Added Town Manager Marino: "Winthrop has shown its true nature in the recent past when we banded together as a community of support and caring in the aftermath of a racially-motivated double murder in 2021. We came together then and we will always come together in unity to condemn hatred and intolerance and to fi ght fear and intimidation." The hateful outburst, in which the individual used an ethnic slur described by the American Jewish Committee as being primarily used today by white supremacists to denigrate Jewish people, is now the subject of an active police investigation. The Winthrop Police Department is also reaching out to its state and federal law enforcement partners to bring their considerable resources to bear on the investigation. "The Winthrop Police Department is actively investigating this incident as a hate crime," Chief Delehanty said. "We will respond aggressively to this attack on our community. There is no place for hate in Winthrop. Not in person; not online; not anywhere." for her culinary skills. She could be found awake at midnight cooking a meal or baking desserts for her family. Cooking was her true passion, and she could talk for hours about all kinds of diff erent recipes! She was employed by the City of Revere as a crossing guard, and then as a teacher’s aide for many years. She still told stories about all of the children she remembered teaching, and truly loved caring for and educating them. Phyllis was enthusiastic about being active. She went to the gym where she partook in many classes and loved walking Revere Beach with her late dear friend, Dottie Nardone. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Women’s Club, where she met many wonderful friends, whom she always spoke so fondly about. Everything Phyllis did, she did for her family. She was selfless, giving, trustworthy, caring and graceful and her classy presence will certainly be missed. She also leaves behind many adored nieces and nephews, with whom she loved celebrating all the special moments in their lives, as well as her many close friends. Services for Phyllis will be held at Buonfi glio Funeral Home 128 Revere Street, Revere, MA 02151 on Sunday, December 10, 2023 2-6PM, and again Monday 9 -10:30. Followed by mass at Saint Mary’s of The Assumption Parish 670 Washington Street, Revere, MA 02151 at 11:00AM. Interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Phyllis’s memory to copsforkidswithcancer.org, or can be mailed to Cops For Kids With Cancer, Inc. PO Box 850956 Braintree, MA 02185. Melrose Arts & Crafts Society news T he December Monthly Meeting for the Melrose Arts and Crafts Society will be held on Monday, December 11 at First Baptist Church (561 Main St. in Melrose) from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Linda Camberlain will be teaching how to make an origami tie. Members will be working on ongoing projects – Teddy Bears & fi dget mats. This will be the last meeting of 2023. At the November meeting, members were taught how to make diamond dot pictures and embroidered cards. After the business meeting, a Mary Kay director demonstrated on Georgette Petraglia and what a demo it was! Very entertaining and informative. Members were asked to bring red hats and blankets for preemies to the January meeting for distribution to MelroseWakefield Hospital for Valentine’s Day. The society has members from the surrounding 11 communities, and new members are always welcome. If you are interested or have questions, please call Dorothy Iuduce at 781-662-2099. Hope to see you soon. Happy Holidays to all!
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