Wanda J.

Carroccino

Wanda gently passed away in the peaceful surroundings of her home Thursday morning December 10th.  She was 93 years of age.  Born and raised in Chelsea she was a daughter of the late Louis and Frances (Wesolowski) Flower.  A resident of Chelsea for most of her life, she attended local schools and graduated from Chelsea High School Class of 1944. She married Joseph A. Carroccino in the autumn of 1954.  Together they raised their family of four from their Beacon St. home.  A devoted wife and mother she will be forever remembered for her devotion to family, her homemade Polish and Italian dishes and desserts.  Keeping a home that was always open and welcoming to family and friends.  She was a lifelong parishioner and frequent communicant of St. Stanislaus Church from her childhood to the day of the church's closing this past September. Wanda also worked outside of her home beginning as a saleslady with JJ Newbury in Chelsea and in later years at the Chelsea K-Mart.  In her lifetime Wanda and her husband would attend many polka dances at the PAV, she enjoyed playing Bingo and assorted games of chance, gardening and assisting on home improvement projects.  Wanda left her Beacon St. home several years ago and settled in Lynn to be closer to family.  Wanda was widowed in 2005 with the passing of her beloved husband Joseph A. Carroccino, Sr. having shared 50 years of true love and devotion.  In addition to her parents and her beloved aunt, she was also predeceased by her sister and brother-in-law, Irene and John Tkaczuk.  She is most lovingly survived by her children; Patricia and Bill Hopewell of Lynn, Maryanne Carroccino and Nancy Nigro of Peabody, Joseph A. Carroccino and Cliff Leuschen of Lynn, Richard and Susan Carroccino of Wilmington. She was the cherished grandmother of Ryan and Michael Carroccino and is also survived by Carol Bell of FL., many loving nieces, nephews and cousins and extended family members and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS:  Visiting hours will be held from the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea on Sunday December 13th from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.  Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. All attendees are required to wear face coverings, practice physical distancing when greeting the family, pay their respects and exit the funeral home to allow other guests to enter. Funeral from the Welsh Funeral Home on Monday December 14th at 9:00 A.M. (Please use Spencer Ave gate to access funeral home parking lot).  Followed by a funeral mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 670 Washington Ave., Revere at 10:00 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

We encourage family and friends who wish, to offer condolences at this time by means of the online guest book or to send a personalized sympathy card by usingthe links below.

DONATIONS:  Should friends desire, contributions in Wanda's name memory should be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 https://www.stjude.org/donate

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