Josephine D. (Tocco) Moro passed away on December 17, 2015. She was 99 years old.
Josephine was a lifelong resident of Malden. She was a hairdresser for many years and a member of the Saint Peter’s Sodality and the West Side Catholic Club at the Immaculate Conception Church.
Josephine was the devoted wife of the late Angelo J. Moro. She was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Tricca) Tocco. Josephine was the beloved mother of Richard “Dick” Moro and his wife Mary Jo of Florida and Dr. Robert “Bob” Moro and his wife Virginia of Stoneham. She was the sister of the late Mario Tocco, Alfred Tocco, Antonio Tocco Jr., Angelina Woszczyna, Celia Danca, Isabella Fontana, Mary Marcoux and Virginia Tocco. Josephine was the cherished grandmother of Richard Moro and his wife Sophia Flaxen of Melrose, Michael Moro and his wife Amy of California, Heather Moro of Haverhill, and Alicia Skiba and her husband David of Georgia. She was the great grandmother of James, David, Imogen, Allison and Kyle. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home 865 Main Street, Malden on Monday December 21st at 8:00a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Patrick’s Church 71 Central Street, Stoneham at 9:00a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Sunday December 20th from 3-7p.m. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Malden.
In lieu of flowers donations in Josephine’s memory may be made to Mass General Hospital Cancer Foundation 55 Fruit St. Boston, MA 02114 or Dana Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Ave. Boston, MA 02115