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Italia Petto
Italia “Tillie” Petto,
92, died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at the Courtyard Nursing
Care Center in Medford, MA. Tillie was born in Boston and was
raised and educated in Everett,
later moving to Malden where she lived
most of her life. Tillie was
a retired seamstress working for different tailor shops in
the Boston area. She
was a longtime member of the Amalgamated Clothing Worker Union of
Boston and enjoyed going to Boston and spending time with
her coworkers for lunch.
She was preceded in death by her husband William Petto, her
father Vito Di Blasio, her mother Anna Della Piana, her sister
Elda Pasche, her brother Peter Di Blasio, her sister Mary DiCillo,
her sister Eleanora DiVidio, her sister Edith Johnson, her sister
Anne Simonelli, her brother Americo Di Blasio, and her brother
Frank Di Blasio.
She was born March 3,
1912 in Boston, MA the
daughter of the late Vito and Anna (Della Piana) Di Blasio.
Visitation will be held at the Weir -MacCuish Funeral Home,
144 Salem St.,
Malden, on Friday
from 8 –9 AM one hour prior to the Funeral Mass.
Funeral was held from the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule
Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., MALDEN, on
Friday, Nov. 12th. at 8 AM followed by a Mass of
Christian Burial in the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant
St., Malden at 9 AM.
Father George C. Hines of Immaculate Conception Church
Malden will be the celebrant.
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