Grace A. (Ippolito) Zaia passed away on June 9, 2010. She was 85 years old.
Born in Fitchburg, Grace was a lifelong resident of Malden before moving to Florida 5 years ago. She was married to the late Joseph R. Zaia, her husband of 30 years.
Grace was the beloved mother of MaryJane Sears and her husband Robert of Florida and Gail Craig and her husband Dennis of Lynnfield. She was the beloved grandmother of 3 precious and cherished granddaughters, Kerri Cresta and Stephanie and Kimberly Craig. She was the dear sister of Charles Ippolito, Josephine Reid and Anna Aversa. Grace is preceded in death by her brothers, Frank Ippolito and James Ippolito and her sisters, Frances Keene, Susan Demetrio and Angelina Cavallaro. She was the former mother in-law of Tony Cresta and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant Street, Malden on Saturday, June 12th at 12:00 p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held from the A.J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday, June 11th from 4-8 p.m. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Grace’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.