Judith ”Judy” Ann (Lemmo) Froio of Malden, Massachusetts passed away peacefully on Saturday April 5, 2025 after a courageous battle from a sudden surgery.
Born in 1941 the daughter of Giosue “Al” and Olga (Rizzo) Lemmo. A lifelong resident of Malden, she is survived by the love of her life John H. Froio, who was childhood sweethearts from the age of 15 and have been married for 64 years.
She is also survived by her children Diane Weldon and her partner Don Duquette of Hampton, NH, John A Froio and his wife Cheryl of Tewksbury, MA, Derek Froio of Lynnfield, MA, and son in law Louis DeLena of Malden. She had 6 grandchildren: Aislinn Weldon, Sinead Khan (husband Naeem), Sean Weldon (wife Sammy), John A. Froio, III (wife Christine), Cassie Froio, Andrew Froio (wife Rachel) and 2 great grandchildren, Eile and Rayan Khan. She is also survived by her brother Victor Lemmo (wife Rosalie) of Middleton, MA as well as several sisters in law, brothers in law, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter Donna DeLena.
Judy was a graduate of Malden High School, class of 1959. She started her secretarial career first at Malden Trust and then at St. Mary of the Assumption in Revere, MA. She then devoted the remainder of her career (38 years) working at St. Joseph Parish of Malden, MA.
She loved spending time with her family, cooking and shopping, especially during the holiday season. Christmas brought her an immense amount of joy and she cherished those moments with her friends and family. She was also involved in local politics and enjoyed the thrill of casino gambling and lottery scratch tickets.
Funeral from the A.J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden, MA. on Friday April 11th at 9:00am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Judy’s life at Saint Joseph Church, 770 Salem Street, Malden at 10:00am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Interment will be in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Donna Froio-DeLena Memorial Scholarship Fund 16 Forest Court, Malden, MA 02148 or TILL, Inc., 20 Eastbrook Rd, Dedham, MA 02026 www.tillinc.org where Judy’s son Derek resides.