Daniel Peter Chiacchia passed away on December 7, 2015. He was 94 years old.
Danny was born in Waterbury, CT and raised in raised in Malden where he graduated from Malden Catholic High School. He was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and fought at Guadalcanal and throughout the South Pacific. Danny was a devoted catholic. He was a member of Saint Peter’s Church and also Sacred Hearts Church in Malden, and worked at the B. F. Goodrich Company in Watertown for many years.
Danny was the devoted husband of 54 years to the late Loretta (Cagno) Chiacchia. He was the son of the late Marco and Concetta (Amicone) Chiacchia. Danny was the beloved father of Patricia McSweeney and her husband Alan of Nahant and Theresa Lake and her husband Wilfred of The Villages, FL. He was the brother of the late Julia Chiacchia, Marie DeMayo, Peter Chiacchia, Helen Monte, Betty Kennedy, and Pasquale “Pat” Chiacchia. Danny was the cherished grandfather of John McSweeney of South Boston.
The funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday December 11th at 9:00a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church 297 Main Street, Malden at 10a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 4-7p.m.
Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.