Reginald "Reggie"

Deflumeri

Retired owner and proprietor of "Reggies" Service Station, Reggie DeFlumeri passed away on Thursday Evening December 20 ^th . At the CHA-Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. He was 88 years of age. Born and raised in Chelsea he was a son of the late Antonio and Carmella (Cataldo) DeFlumeri. He attended local schools and graduated from Chelsea High School. He was married to Nina (Cataldo) DeFluemeri and they settled in Everett for a brief time before settling in 1974. He resided in Malden for the last 44 years. Malden. In1970, Reggie established Reggies Service Station located on the corner of Chestnut and Second Street in Chelsea. The station has been a Chelsea landmark for nearly fifty years. Work at the station was his passion, selling gas, repairing cars and socializing with friends both new and old alike. Years after his retirement he could still be found holding court from his old office chair or outside in the station yard. He was the beloved husband of the late Nina (Cataldo) DeFlumeri having shared 64 years together. He was the Devoted father of Joseph DeFlumeri and his wife Donna of Lunenburg, VT and Anthony DeFlumeri and his wife Debra of Peabody. Cherished grandfather of Alexandra Chapman and her husband Jonathan, Joseph DeFlumeri, Jr., and his fiancée Jessica Stoddard, Anastasia DeFlumeri, Paul DeFlumeri, Daniel DeFlumeri and great grandfather to Saoirse. Dear brother of Carl DeFlumeri of Stoneham, Vinny DeFlumeri of NH and the late Phyllis Toolan.

ARRANGEMENTS: Visiting hours At the Welsh Funeral Home 718 Broadway CHELSEA on Thursday Dec. 27 ^th from 5:00 (five) PM to 8:00 P.M. Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Funeral from the Welsh Funeral Home Funeral Home on Friday Dec. 28 ^th , at 9:00 A.M. Followed by a Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church, 489 Broadway EVERETT at 10:00 AM. Services will conclude with Entombment at Holy Cross Mausoleum, Malden. Funeral Home fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite Funeral Home .