Catherine A. (D’Alleva) Zarro, of Wakefield, formerly of Malden, passed away on January 27, 2020, after a long illness. She was 84 years old.
Catherine was born in East Boston and raised in Everett. She was a graduate of Everett High School Class of 1953 and married her husband a short time after graduation.
Catherine was the beloved wife of over 50 years to the late Pasquale G. Zarro. She was the daughter of the late Domenico and Nellie (Pshenichny) D’Alleva. Catherine was the loving mother of Rosemarie Zarro, Pasquale J. Zarro and his fiancé Antoniette Ricci, and the late Domenic Zarro and his surviving wife Susan Zarro. She was the cherished grandmother of Tanya Zarro, Pasquale J. Zarro II, Stefano D. Zarro, and great grandmother of Mason.
The funeral will be held at the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday January 31st at 9:00am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main 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 4-8pm. Entombment will be in Woodlawn Mausoleum, Everett.
In lieu of flowers donations in Catherine’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452.