DeFelice, Joseph T.- Of Chelsea, May 7th. Devoted husband for 62 years to the late Joanne D. "MiMi" Goffredo. Beloved father of Rosemarie DeFelice and her husband Joseph Fineran of Revere and Angela DiPerri and her husband Ronald of Wakefield.Brother of the late James C. DeFelice, Guy T. DeFelice and his late wife Dorothy and Charles DeFelice. Cherished grandfather of Regina Colombo of Providence, RI, Ronald "Sonny" DePerri II of CA and Jessica Fitzgerald and her husband John of Marshfield. Also lovingly survived by his great grandchildren, Jack, Griffin, Julia and Declan as well as many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral from the Smith Funeral Home, 125 Washington Avenue, CHELSEA on Saturday, May 14th at 9 AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, 91 Crest Ave., Chelsea at 10 o'clock. Visiting Hours in the Smith Funeral Home on Friday from 4-8 PM. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Expressions of sympathy in Joe's name may be made to St. Michael's Chapel or to the Sawtelle Family Hospice House, c/o Community Relations Dept., VNA of Middlesex East, 607 North Ave., Suite 17, Wakefield, MA 01880.
Born in Chelsea and a life long resident, Joseph passed away Saturday afternoon at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House at the age of 85. A cancer survivor of over 12 years, he passed away from bladder cancer that was diagnosed in the latter part of last year. A local businessman for over 60 years, Joe was the owner of Parkway Motors on Williams Street. Dedicated to his family, Joe was know to family and friends as someone who could fix anything. He was a devoted parishinor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, and after its closing, St. Michael 's Chapel on the grounds of the Chelsea Soldiers Home. A former member of the Merritts Club, in his spare time he enjoyed time on Marco Island in Florida as well as gardening and taking in stay animals.