DeVITO, Alfred M. Sr. Dedicated Funeral Director Alfred M. DeVito, Sr. of Watertown, MA passed away peacefully with his family at his side on October 11, 2022 at age 96. Alfred was predeceased by his beloved wife, Eileen M. (O'Rourke) and his darling son, Charles Andrew. He is survived by his children Marie Hayward and her husband Bruce Glabe of Winchester, Julie DeVito of Nantucket, Alfred M. DeVito, Jr., of Arlington, James DeVito and his wife Kate of Norton, John DeVito and his wife Carole of Watertown, Ann Hannaford of Winchester and Christine A. Murphy and her husband Denis of Wellesley. He was the proud grandfather of 16, Lauren Barrett, Christine Wagner and her husband Kevin, Heather DeVito, Jonathan DeVito and his wife May, John DeVito, Jr. and his wife Laura, Adele Hayward and their spouse Mack Morris, Whitney Bowler and her husband John, Harry Hayward, Joe Devito and his wife Michelle, Andrew Adams, Emily Hayward, Julianne Adams, Kelly DeVito, Ashley DeVito, Colin Murphy and Ethan Murphy; and great-grandfather of 12, Callan, Emmeline, Nolan, Charlotte, Caleb, Riley Grace, Ryan Rose, Kyle, Joshua, Annabelle, Jack and Joseph. Alfred was born to Alexander and Adelina (Grosso) DeVito; and was brother of the late Edward DeVito,Mary Aufiero, Phyllis DeBenedictis, Josephine Rutkowski, Grace DiVito, and Alexander DeVito. Visiting Hours will be held on Monday at the DeVito Funeral Home, 1145 Mass. Ave., ARLINGTON 4 to 8 pm with a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, 11 am in the Sacred Heart Church (Please Go Directly To Church). In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in support of: The Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarriorproject.org) would be appreciated. Proud Veteran of US Army WWII, graduate of Boston College and class President of 1950 Boston College Club of Cambridge.

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Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 15 to Oct. 16, 2022.

Memories and Condolences
for ALFRED DEVITO

11 Entries

Edward Fox

June 28, 2025

Al was absolute class. He was my landlord and banker and I would say friend when I was commuting from The Lake District to home in Vermont for work. Always generous and kind. Wonderful man and he never said "I don´t have time right now".
Thank you for everything Al.

Tia

July 28, 2024

I had the great privilege to know Al and I will always be grateful to know his spirit and heart. Sending his family all the respect.

MARIE BONGIORNO

October 28, 2022

To The Devito Famlies

Please accept our condolences on the passing of Mr. Devito. He was a wonderful gentleman always there for everyone. He'll be surely missed. May he rest in peace.
The Bongiorno Family

Maryellen (DeGuglielmo) Milner

October 17, 2022

To the entire DeVito family: My sincere sympathy for the loss of Alfred. He always made it a point to say "hello" and shoot the breeze. I am sure that he will be missed immensely. May he rest in peace with God and the Angels.

John & Evelyn Cavanaugh

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Robert B. Antonelli

October 17, 2022

To the DeVito Family, please accept my condolences for your great loss of the Patriarch of your Family. He helped many families through the grieving process in his long life. May he Rest In Peace.

Dina Nonni and Dominic Musto

October 16, 2022

seguro family, your Dad will always be remembered as the dark g gentleman he was.
Being our driver to St Francis to be married or driving the many family funerals. Your Dad was always very attentive to our needs.
All devote was a great man.

Kathy O´Brien Snyder

October 16, 2022

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your father.. he was a great man ..hold all of your memories of him close to your heart and may they bring you comfort.

Dick George 101st Airborne Division

October 16, 2022

Requiescat in pace amica meus!

Michael Sullivan

October 15, 2022

To the DeVito Family:

Please accept my deepest sympathies. Al was a great guy and friend to multiple generations of my family.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Michael Sullivan

Arthur Luongo

October 14, 2022

Dear Devito Family,

Please accept my sincere sympathy and condolences on the loss of your Father, Grandfather. Uncle and Cousin.

Al, ( 'Big Al') was a special man. Al took great ,well deserved, pride in the successes of all of his children and grandchildren.
He lived a rich, full life of interests and activities, leaving a proud family legacy.

I always enjoyed Al's chats with me. He was a wellspring of wisdom and dry wit.

I extend my sympathy and condolences to the DeVito Family and to extended Family members and friends of 'Big Al' .

Arthur Luongo
Arlington, MA

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