DeSousa, Maria Lucia “Lucy” (Faleiro) of Somerville passed away on Wednesday December 4th at the age of 88.  Beloved wife of the late Eduardo C. DeSousa.  Devoted mother of Edward X. DeSousa of North Reading. Stephen P. DeSousa and his wife Lara of Lexington.  Cherished grandmother of Edward, Kristine, who she helped raise as children, Melina and Adriana.  Adored great grandmother of Ashley, Lucia, Noah and Matthew.  Dear sister of the late Maria Jose...

Chiarello, Janet C. Lovely -Of Lowell, Nov. 23rd. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Chiarello. Sister of Paul Lovely of NH, Paula Noel of FL and Deborah Caggiano of North Reading. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.  Janet was a chef by trade and enjoyed traveling extensively, photographing light house’s. At the request of the family, funeral services were privately held. 

DiVecchia, Antonia (Rosatone) -Of North Reading, Nov. 20th. Beloved wife of the late Giustino DiVecchia. Mother of John DiVecchia and his wife Patricia of North Reading, Gino and his wife Barbara of Wilmington and Linda Turrell of Plymouth. Grandmother of Kristen, Amanda, Matthew and Shawn. Sister of Eleana Pasquale of North Reading, Ettore Rosatone of Peabody and Fernando Rosatone of Somerville. Antonia is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Funeral...

Spry, James E.-Of North Reading. Beloved husband of Claire (Sullivan). Father of Matthew and his fiancée Lauren Connors of Maynard and Nathan Spry of North Reading. Son of Arthur and Beatrice Spry. Son in law of Lawrence and Leda Sullivan. Brother of Gail Spry of AZ and the late William and Richard Spry. Brother in law of Lawrence Sullivan of Chelsea, Edward Sullivan and his wife Leticia of NV, Paul Sullivan of Chelsea, Brian Sullivan of Cambridge and Kathy McNelly and her husband...

On November 14, 2019 Angela “Rosa” Barletta the matriarch of the Barletta Family went to Jesus at the age of 96. Rosa’s Journey began in Italy with her husband and three sons. On January 31st, 1966 they moved to America to start a new journey.  Her family was her most treasured Joy and nurtured it by setting strong family traditions which bonded our family together.  Her Sunday dinners and Friday night pizza were a weekly must, no matter what you were...

Santarpio, Michael A., 65, passed peacefully in his Reading home, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.  Michael was raised in Somerville and Burlington. As an adult he settled in and raised his family as the unofficial Mayor of Canterbury Drive in Reading. He was known to many as Uncle Mikey, Big Mike, Pope Mike, Uncle Doris and most recently became known as Nono to his cherished granddaughter. As “the boss” of Santarpio’s Catering he...

Aprile, Jennifer J. “Jenn” of Wilmington, passed away at home, surrounded by her family on November 7, 2019. Jenn is the beloved daughter of Jean Aprile Ferrara and her husband Michael Ferrara and the late Thomas Aprile; granddaughter of Arnie and Betty Aprile of Wilmington and Marge Connell and her late husband John of Wilmington. Jenn is the loving sister of Thomas Aprile and his wife Jessica (Harrison) of NH, Jonathan Aprile and his wife Marianne (Vultaggio) of Methuen, Meghan...

Troiano, Robert Jr.  -Of North Reading, Nov. 3rd. Devoted son of Robert Troiano Sr. and Karen (Almeida) of North Reading. Dear brother of Matthew and Michael Troiano of North Reading. Cherished grandson of James Almeida and the late Carol of FL and Robert and Karen Troiano of NH. Also survived by many loving aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral from the Cota Funeral Home, 335 Park St. (corner of Park St. and Rte. 28), NORTH READING, at Reading line, on Saturday, Nov. 9th at 9:30am....

Anna (Aresco ) Hutchinson, age 79, passed away suddenly and peacefully on Sunday November 3rd, 2019. She is the loving daughter of the late Antonio and Frances (Garro) Aresco. She is a sister to Salvatore Aresco of Malden and the late Angelo Aresco. Anna is survived by her 4 loving children and 3 grandchildren, Stephen Hutchinson of Boynton Beach, FL; Paul Hutchinson and his girlfriend Nikki Gousie of Hampton, NH; Mark Hutchinson of Lynn; and Susan Rodrigues and her husband Manny of Reading....

Coates, David P. Sr. of Reading passed away on Friday November 1, 2019 at the age of 59.  Beloved father of David Paul Jr., Alexandra, Nathan, Nicholas and Luke Coates.  Adored son of Margaret (Horn) of Reading and the late John E. Coates.  Loving boyfriend of Georgiana DeBenedictis.  Dear brother of Suzanne Fabiano and her husband Matthew of Litchfield NH, Janice Quattrocchi and her husband Daniel of Billerica and the late Rita Coates.  Also survived by the mother...