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Born and raised in East Boston, Mr. Scavo was the son of the late Antonio and Josephine (Perdicaro) Scavo. A resident of Saugus for the past 40 years, Joseph was a retired mail handler for the United States Postal Service where he worked for 35 years and was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient. His family meant everything to him.
Mr. Scavo is survived by his son, Anthony Scavo of Saugus; his daughter, Janice Pfeil and her husband David of Saugus; two grandchildren, David and his wife Danielle and Jaclyn and her husband Derek; and six great-grandchildren, Joseph, Addison, Olivia, Benjamin, Abigail and Gracelyn. He was predeceased by two brothers, Vincent and Frank Scavo.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Joseph's memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at support.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus on Thursday at 10 a.m. (PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH). Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.
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