NICHOLAS E. ARGENTO

ARGENTO, Nicholas E. Of West Boylston, died peacefully Oct. 25 at age 90. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Barbara J. (Kelleher) Argento; three children, Paula A. Argento, Nicholas E. Argento Jr. of Westborough, and Maria Argento Perkins and her husband Walter of Cotuit; a sister Phyllis Dodson of Laguna Nigal, Calif.; a brother Barry J. Argento of Orrtanna, Penn.; a sister-in-law Dorothy Argento of Falmouth; and many nieces nephews and cousins. His sister Margaret Bonanno and his brother Philip J. Argento predeceased him. Born in Worcester, son of Nicholas and Gertrude F. (Barry) Argento. Graduate of Worcester Classical H.S. and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He served aboard a Navy supply ship in the Northern Pacific that reached the North Pole. Proprietor of Argento's Market in Worcester, a longstanding family run grocery and butcher shop. He remembered helping his father in the market when he was six years old and spent most of his life working there until closing the business in 1988. Nick was a faithful member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Also a member of the East Side American Legion Post and the Knights of Columbus. Alhambra Council. Calling hours Friday, Oct. 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Athy Memorial Home, 111 Lancaster St., Worcester. Funeral Saturday, Oct. 28, with a 10 a.m. Mass in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 111 Worcester St., West Boylston. Burial in St. John's Cemetery, Worcester. In lieu of flowers, donations to the St. John's Food for the Poor, 44 Temple St., Worcester, MA 01604.