Joseph Picciotto
...retired Machinist, WWII Veteran; 84
TEWKSBURY - Joseph Picciotto, age 84, a retired machinist and WWII Veteran, died Sunday,
Feb. 26, at the Blairehouse of Tewksbury, following a brief period of declining health. He was
the husband of Theresa A. (Sarni) Picciotto, with whom he had celebrated a 62nd wedding
anniversary this past July 3rd.
He was born in Everett, MA, on November 29, 1921, a son of the late Carmelo and Caterina
(Arigo) Picciotto. He was raised in Everett, where he lived until moving to Tewksbury in 1954.
During WWII, he served in the Army Air Force, European War Theater. His family related his
arrival at Omaha Beach only two weeks after D-Day.
He began his working career as a carpenter and floor installer. Later, along with his brother
Saro, he co-owned a television and appliance store in Everett for several years. He later became a
machinist, and eventually retired from the Hanson Engineering Company in Lynn.
Mr. Picciotto was a communicant of St. William’s Church.
He was a former member of the Tewksbury-Wilmington Elks Lodge 2057, and a former member
of the Tewksbury Veterans of Foreign War, Post 8164.
He is survived by two daughters, Marie Proverb of Danbury, CT, and Joanne Knox of Benicia,
CA; four sisters and their spouses, Tina Chaffee of VT, Carmela “Millie” Mollica and her husband
Tino of Waltham, Edith Lubach and Dorothea Link and her husband John, all of Del.; a brother
and sister-in-law, Saro Picciotto and his wife Catherine “Kay” of Everett; four grandchildren,
Adrienne Proverb, Robert Proverb Jr., Angela Knox and Amy Knox all of CA; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was also brother of the late Catherine DiBenedetto.
His Funeral Mass was celebrated Friday, Mar. 3, in St. William’s Church, Tewksbury. Burial with Army Honors was in
St. Mary's Cemetery, No. Tewksbury. Memorials to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen
St., Framingham, MA 01701 will be appreciated.