ALTAVILLA, John C.- Of Chelsea, August 17th. Devoted son of the late Carmine and Anne (Novak) Altavilla. Beloved brother of Ralph Altavilla and his wife Maureen of Chelsea, Barbara Wine and her husband Lawrence of Saugus and the late Carol Ann Sorise. Loving uncle of Michae and Gregg Altavila, Lawrence Altavilla, III, Heather Wilson, Desiree Reiff and Michael Sorise. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend Visiting Hours in the Smith Funeral Home, 125 Washington Avenue, CHELSEA on Tuesday, August 20th from 4-7 PM. Committal Services will be private.
A lifelong resident of Chelsea who for a number of years worked for the City of Chelsea as a crossing guard, mainly at the Chelsea High School and at Chestnut Street and Everett Avenue, John at 64 years of age, passed away in the emergency room of the Whidden Memorial Hospital Saturday morning after a long illness.