Salvatore "Smokey" Costante of Somerville died on Monday, October 26, at Tufts Medical Center of Boston. Born in Gaeta, Italy, he was the son of the late Cosmo and Giovanina (Ciccarello) Costante.
Salvatore was the beloved husband of Mary Lou (Itrato) Costante, and the devoted father of Joanna Costante-Callinan and her husband Stephen, Ann Marie Costante-Simanek and her husband Marcelo, all of Somerville. He was the loving grandfather of Patrick and Nicole Callinan, and is also survived by his good friend Carmine Nuzzo and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, on Friday, October 30 at 9 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Clement Church, 71 Warner St., Medford, at 10 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Thursday, October 29, from 4 through 8 PM. Services will conclude with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.