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Anna DISTASO Obituary

DISTASO, Anna (DiGiacomandrea) Of Melrose, passed away on December 17, 2023, at age 96. Beloved wife of the late Theodore Distaso. Cherished mother of Theodore Distaso, Jr. and his wife, Sandra and the late Judy Ann Gordon and her surviving husband, Allen. Loving grandmother of Christopher Distaso and his wife, Leilani, Kevin Distaso and his wife, Alexandra and Sam Gordon and his wife, Kelsey. Great-grandmother of three. Dear sister of Tito "Sonny" DiGiacomandrea and his wife, Margaret and the late Concetta Mele and Carmine DiGiacomandrea, Jr. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Family and friends are kindly invited to gather and share memories with the family on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, from 8:30 am to 10 am, in the Barile Family Funeral Home, 482 Main St. (RT28), STONEHAM, followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Anna's Eternal Life in the Incarnation Church, 429 Upham St., Melrose, at 11. Interment Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose. Please consider donations in memory of Anna to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org For directions, or to send a memorial condolence www.barilefuneral.com or www.facebook.com/BarileFamilyFuneralHome Barile Family Funeral Home

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Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 23 to Dec. 24, 2023.

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for Anna DISTASO

Dec

26

Visitation

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Barile Family Funeral Home-Stoneham

482 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180

Dec

26

Service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Incarnation Catholic Church

429 Upham St, Melrose, MA 02176

Dec

26

Interment

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Wyoming Cemetery

205 Sylvan St, Melrose, MA 02176

Funeral services provided by:

Barile Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Stoneham

482 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180

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