Mary Carmella Fusco, age 96, a longtime resident of Maplewood, Malden died peacefully on November 6 at Glen Ridge Nursing Care Center in Medford. She was born Maria Capello, on October 13, 1913 in Newton, MA to Joseph and Fortuna (Caruso) Capello. Due to family problems, she was placed into the Home For Italian Children Orphanage. At age 3 she was adopted by Giacomo and Carmella (Grosso) DeVito of Cambridge. She often said that being adopted by the DeVitos was the best thing that ever happened to her. In 1932 she was married at St. Francis Church, Cambridge, to her devoted husband Vincent Fusco who preceded her in death in 1959. She remained a widow for 50 years in order to raise and provide for her children. After the death of her husband she worked in sales for Jordan Marsh, first in Boston then in Malden, then for Sears Roebuck in Saugus, retiring from there in 1975.
She was the loving mother of the late Vincent P. Fusco who died in 1991 and twin sons Pack Fusco of Rockport, and Jack Fusco of Malden. She is survived by 6 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and 1 great, great grandchild. She will be dearly missed by all 5 generations.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon, Monday, November 9 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 770 Salem St in Malden. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may visit with the family at church from 11:30 to noon. Burial will be in Forestdale Cemetery in Malden, alongside her most cherished husband and first-born son. Requiescat in Pace.
The family is asking that no flowers be sent to the home or the church, but rather donations may be made to: The Glen Ridge Activity Department, 120 Murray St. Medford, MA 02155, in her name.