Salvatore A. Biondo, 86, of Londonderry, NH, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in the Bedford Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bedford, NH. Mr. Biondo was born in Boston, MA on August 3, 1925, a son of the late Andrew and Angelina (Mascheri) Biondo. He was a resident of Londonderry since 2004, formerly living in Methuen, MA and Somerville, MA. Mr. Biondo was a disabled US Navy veteran of WWII. He fought the Japanese in the South Pacific aboard the USS Monitor LSV5 and was in the biggest naval battle against the Japanese in Leyte Gulf in the Philippines. Salvatore rose from the rank of Junior Accountant to the Director of Administrative Services in the Department of Public Welfare for the State of Massachusetts. He was president of the Local 274 AFSCME while working in the City of Somerville Welfare Department and was Chief of the Civil Defense Agency in Somerville. He was an active member of St. Jude Parish in Londonderry.
He is survived by one son Paul Biondo and his wife Ellen with whom he lived, three grandchildren, Philip Biondo, David Biondo, and Katherine Biondo. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife, Celeste (D’Errico) Biondo in 2009 and by one son Philip Biondo.
Calling hours will be Friday, January 20, 2012 from 6-8pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday January 21st at 10:00 am in St. Jude Parish, 435 Mammoth Rd., Londonderry. Graveside services will be held on Monday at 10:00am in the Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden, MA.