Whitman – Irene A. (Fasci) Cistaro 93, died Friday July 13 after a period of failing health. She was the former wife of the late Orendo Cistaro.
Born in Quincy and raised in Weymouth she was the daughter of the late Sebastian and Angelina (Practtico) Fasci and a graduate of Weymouth High, Class of 1937.
As a resident of Whitman for most of her life, Irene had been a communicant of the Holy Ghost Church and a member of the Whitman Senior Citizens and a Vice President for the Golden Ages Club of Whitman. Prior to her retirement she had worked many years as an assembler for United Shoe Machinery of Whitman.
She loved to cook and crochet and enjoyed sharing these talents with her family. She was a devoted mother and grandmother and treasured the time spent with her children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by her loving children Rose Marie Bean and her husband Larry of Carver and Orendo “Joe” Cistaro and his wife Evie of AZ, and her grandchildren Diane Hanson, Patricia Bean, Kristin Hicks, Suzanne Hicks, Traci Duhamel, and Gina Schwab. She is also survived by her great grandchildren Joshua, Jessica, and Eric Duhamel, Zachary and Katherine Griffiths, William, Benjamin, Olivia and Charlie Hicks and Jake Schwab as well as several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Angela I. Cistaro, grandmother of the late Joseph Cistaro and sister of the late Josephine Cavallo, Mary Mokillo, Eleanor Mignosa, and Cecelia Fasci.
Her services will be held Thursday July 19 at 9:15 AM from the Blanchard Funeral Chapel (Rte. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman, followed by a funeral mass at 10 AM in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial will follow in the St. James Cemetery, Whitman. Visiting hours will be held Wednesday July 18 from 4-8 PM.
Donations in her name may be made to VistaCare, 2 Willow Street / Suite 102, Southborough, MA 01745 or to the Baypointe Activities Fund, 50 Christy Place, Brockton, MA 02301