SERVICES WILL BE DELAYED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER - please see below
John S. Olivito of Medford died on Friday, December 29, at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital of Bedford, MA. Born in Casino, Italy, he was raised and educated in Boston's North End, son of the late Pietro and Caroline (Durante) Olivito. John proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II, after which he married and settled in Medford. Later he was the co-owner and operator of a travel agency.
John was the devoted father of John Olivito and his wife Carol of Lynn, and Joanne Fisher and her husband Alan of Wilmington. He was the loving grandfather of Kara and Kelsey Olivito of Lynn, Allison Frazier and her husband Dylan of Melrose, Adrienne Byrne and her husband Peter of Windham, NH, Amy Fisher of Wilmington, and the loving great grandfather of Jude Frazier. John is also survived by his sister Rose Pareti and her son Mark, both of Medford.
A funeral service will be conducted in the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford on Friday, January 5 at 1 PM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit with the family from 12 noon through 1 PM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in John's name to the Alzheimer's Association, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452.