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John A. Carusone

 

John A. Carusone, 82, died suddenly, Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at his home in Medford, MA. John was born and educated in East Boston and after his schooling he worked for the Charlestown Navy Yard for two and a half years as a drop hammer operator, before he was inducted into the US Army. After the war he worked for the Boston Navel Ship Yard for twenty-five years as a drop forger, retiring in 1971. John was a parishioner at Sacred Hearts Church in Malden and was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose of Malden and a former member of the French Club in Everett. John loved playing cards, reading and doing crossword puzzles. He loved spending time with his grandson Loren. John's daughters always remember their father to be a hard worker and always having two jobs. One of his jobs was helping his sister at the arcade, at Salem Willows and working at the bowling alley on Broadway, in Malden. John had lived in Medford for the last twenty-one years and was formerly from Malden for fifty-eight years. He is survived by his daughter Janice M. Carusone of Newton and her partner Carol Wein, his daughter, Gail M. Carusone of Malden, his grandson Loren Carusone-Wein of Newton, his sister Josephine Marsala of CA, and his niece Lynn Stead of Stoneham and her husband Donald Stead. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy E. (Seiert) Carusone, his father Giovanni Carusone, his mother Josephine (Arena) Carusone, his brother's Edward DeVingo and George Carusone, his sister's Emma Carusone, Grace Rizzo, Lillian Searle, Antoninette Carusone, and Mary Mambucca.
He was born December 17, 1921 in Boston, MA the son of the late Giovanni and Josephine (Arena) Carusone. He served in the US Army during World War II having attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He enlisted on November 26, 1943 at Boston, MA and was discharged on February 18, 1946 at Ft. Devens, MA He served as a carpenter and heavy construction worker, building shipping docks and bridges for the war effect.
Visitation will be held at Weir-MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. ,Malden on Thursday, from 4-8 PM. Contributions in John's memory maybe made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen Street, Framingham MA 01701. Funeral from the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, on Friday, August 20th at 10AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main St., Malden at 11AM. Interment to follow in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.

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