Below is an obituary from Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals:
WILMINGTON, MA — Rita Adeline (D’Amico) Capuano passed away unexpectedly at Lahey Hospital in Burlington surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 11th, 2024. She was 86 years old.
Rita was born on July 28, 1937 to her late parents Sabatino & Francesca (Restante) D’Amico. Rita was the youngest in her family and was raised in East Boston. Rita was educated in Boston schools and was an alumna of Fitton Girls High School class of 1955. Rita always possessed both a natural talent and passion for sewing. In her early years, she was a seamstress for the ever popular “House of Bianchi” in South Boston. She hand made many beautiful dresses for all occasions. Over the years she has made countless dresses for her entire family.
Rita married her husband Anthony “Monge” Capuano on September 25th, 1960. She was a loving and devoted wife for 48 years until Anthony passed away in 2008. They remained in East Boston and started to have a family of their own. Rita was a proud mother of her two sons, Mark & Christopher. Anthony, Rita, Mark & Christopher eventually moved from East Boston and made the journey to Wilmington, which has been home to Rita for the past 52 years. However, her heart was still in East Boston, where her life began with all her family, friends and the wonderful memories that she treasured.
She was most happy cooking for her family and friends, playing bingo, taking trips to the casino and playing cards. Rita enjoyed hosting the holidays, birthday parties or any event that would bring the family all together under one roof. Rita was also a lover of books, particularly mystery and romance novels. She would read constantly and found a great deal of pleasure immersing herself in whatever world her current book would take her to that day. She was truly the Matriarch of her family, and she was loved and cherished by every person who came to know her.
Rita is survived by her sons Mark L. Capuano and his wife Kim of Wilmington, MA, & Christopher C. Capuano of Fort Mills, SC and his former wife, Patricia of Waxhaw, NC. She is the cherished grandmother of Krystle L. Quintal of San Diego, CA & Megan M. Quintal of San Francisco, CA, Christina M. Capuano of Wilmington, MA, Niccole M. Capuano of Peabody, MA, Francesca S. Capuano of Waxhaw, NC. Rita is lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, & grandnephews. She was predeceased by her siblings; Anthony, Louis, Sabatino, Arthur D’Amico, Mary Melillo, Josephine Crisafulli, Francis Iannaccone, Connie Giangregorio, & Eva Croft.
Family & friends were respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Friday, January 19th from 3 – 7 p.m. in the Vertuccio Smith & Vazza Beechwood Home for Funerals 262 Beach ST., Revere. A Funeral Service followed the visiting hours in the funeral home.
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