Barbara A. (Maiocco) Tomasone, of Winchester, died Saturday at the Brigham and Women's Hospital after a brave battle with cancer. She was 63.
Barbara was raised in Winchester and graduated from Marycliff Academy and Boston State College. After college she returned to teach at Marycliff and then taught for several years at St. Agnes School in Arlington. Barbara was very active at her parish of St. Mary’s where she served as a lector. She was a member of EnKa society in Winchester and was past president of the Winchester Women’s Club, both organizations are involved in various charitable works. For 29 years Barbara practiced bunka, a form of Japanese embroidery, with the Lotus Bunka organization. The bunka guild of Japan certified her as an instructor.
She was the beloved wife of Anthony C. Tomasone. She was a devoted daughter of Janet (Nigro) Maiocco of Winchester and the late Albert Maiocco. She was the dear niece of Carl Maiocco, Gilda and Mario Pedi and cousin of Lewis Pedi, Joan and Dusty Cronin and their children Christopher and Nichole. She was a dear sister-in-law of Robert "Ted" Tomasone and his wife Lenore and a loving aunt to Andrea Curley and Lauren Tomasone.
Her funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Thursday at 9 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Mary Church, 155 Washington Street, Winchester, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Tuesday 2 - 4 & 7 - 9. Services will conclude with burial at Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent in Barbara's name to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute-Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, Floor 6, Brookline, MA 02445-9924.