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Robert Lawrence Caffarella Sr. 1914 - 2009
Bob & Mary Caffarella
Robert L. Caffarella Sr., died Thursday evening, October 22, 2009 at his home in Medford surrounded by his family, he was 95. Bob was the son of the late Charles & Grace (Barbrick) Caffarella. He was educated in the Malden Schools and was a graduate of Malden High School Class of 1932. During high school Bob excelled in basketball playing for the Malden Rockets team. Bob later joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves during 1942 – 1945. Mr. Caffarella was a lifelong resident of Malden, but was living in Medford for the last fourteen years. Bob later worked as a sheet metal worker for the Charlestown Navy Yard, building ships for the next thirty years. He would meet and later marry the love of his life, Mary A. Foley. The couple married and remained in Malden and started a family, raising two daughters and one son. Bob’s wife Mary later passed away on May 26, 2004, the couple had been married for sixty-seven years. In his spare time Bob enjoyed working in his garden and feeding the wild birds and taking care of the house. He enjoyed his time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed watching the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots and Boston Celtics. Robert was a proud mason with the Mt. Vernon Lodge AF & AM in Malden, for the last 52 years. He was a member of the Aleppo Shriners of Wilmington for many years. He was also a thirty-six year member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Lexington, MA. He is survived by his two daughter’s Lorraine A. Grandolfi and her husband George of Medford, Dorothy Sargent and her husband David of Kensington, NH, his cherished grandchildren George, Robert, Dennis, Susan, Kenneth, Timothy, Jacqueline. His great-grandchildren, Megan, Michael, Kady, Jessica, Luis, Ryan, Sydney, Nicholas, Angela, Alex, and Jared. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary A. (Foley) Caffarella, his son Robert L. Caffarella, his brother Charles & William Caffarella, his sister’s Ruth Rodenhiser, Thelma McClellan, and Dorothy Caffarella. In keeping with Robert’s wishes, visiting hours have been omitted. Contributions in his memory may be made to the VNA of Middlesex-East & Visiting Nurse Hospice, 607 North Ave. Suite 17, Wakefield, MA 01880. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett at a later date. For obituary: www.weirfuneralhome.com |
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