MONACO – Dante M., age 91, of Holbrook, son of the late Luigi and Maria Carmina Monaco of Italy entered into rest unexpectedly on January 13, 2023. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Maria (Peccia) Monaco. Cherished father to sons, Luigi and his wife Lisa of Mansfield, Mario of Jamaica Plain and his partner Cynthia Courtney, Dante of Jamaica Plain, and daughter Anna Brookes and her husband Eric of Canton. Loving grandfather of Anthony Monaco and his fiancée Kaitlin Nardi, Arianna Monaco, Emily Monaco, Andrew Monaco, Eric Brookes, and Mikayla Brookes. Caring brother to Pompeo Monaco and his wife Anna of Italy, the late Pina (Monaco) Scala and her husband Gennaro Scala. Dear brother-in-law of Pompeo Peccia of Jamaica Plain. He was predeceased by his in-laws, Giovanni Peccia and Nicolina Peccia of Jamaica Plain. Dante was uncle to many loving nieces and nephews.
Dante emigrated to America in 1961 where he moved to Jamaica Plain with family and started a family of his own. It was at this time that he entered into the field of Barbering, eventually owning his own shop for several generations. He continued to cut hair for several years. It was during these years that many life-long friendships were formed. Dante and his family moved to Holbrook in 1977 and built up the property that became his pride and joy. He and his wife spent much of their time, tending to their various gardens, taking care of their many animals, making yearly home-made wine and enjoying the company of their family and friends at their home. Dante will be missed by many.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at Holy Name Parish, 1689 Centre St., West Roxbury on Friday, January 20th at 10:00 AM. Entombment in St. Michael Cemetery, Roslindale. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.
Visiting hours will be held in the Joseph Russo & Bros. Funeral Home, 814 American Legion Hwy., Roslindale, on Thursday, January 19th from 4-8 PM.
In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Dante may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 or www.diabetes.org