Ralph A. Terrazano, passed away at the Mass. General Hospital, in Boston, on January 1. following a extended illness. The husband of Marilyn (Kerkorian) Terrazano, he was seventy-four years of age.
Born and raised in Boston, he was the son of the late Maria (Dello Iacono) and Giovanni Terrazano. After his discharge from the US. Army during the Korean War he and his wife Marilyn settled in Medford. He has been a resident for over forty-seven years. Lefty as he was known by many of his friends and family, was a deputy sheriff for many years at the Middlesex Court House and jail in Cambride. He retired in 1996.
Along with his wife he is survived by his daughter Lisa Terrazano, of N. Reading and his son Ralph J. Terrazano of Chelsea. One cherished granddaughter Arianna Terrazano.
A funeral mass will be celebrated for Ralph in St. Raphael Church, 512 High St. Medford on Thursday, January 5, at 9 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment will be private.
Visiting Hours are on Wednesday from 4 thru 8 at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Mian St. Medford.