Edward J. Destefano Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Edward J. Destefano of Revere, Massachusetts, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, who passed away on December 18, 2020, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Edward J. Destefano to pay them a last tribute.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Michael Angelo DeStefano Sr. and Lucia (Ciarlone); his wife Joan (DiModica); his children, Jane Murphy (Robert) of Melrose, Denise Cole (Mitchell) of Peabody, Edward DeStefano Jr. of Peabody and Michael DeStefano (Rosemarie) of Revere; his grandchildren, Sarah Murphy (Adrian Haimovich), Robert Murphy, Julia DeStefano, Christopher Cole and Sophia DeStefano; his great grandchild Luca Haimovich; and his siblings, Ann Little, Irene Ely, Michael "Sonny" DeStefano Jr. and Rose Thompson. He was also cherished by many loving nieces and nephews.
Due to the current spike in COVID-19 and the guidelines issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local officials, funeral services will be privately held for the family under the direction of Paul Buonfiglio & Sons - Bruno Funeral Home, 128 Revere Street, Revere, MA 02151.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or at stjude.org, or to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or at alz.org.
