Anthony F. Papaleo
...retired plant manager for Wakefield Industries in Lowell; 85
TEWKSBURY - Anthony F. “Tony” Papaleo, age 85, a former manager for Wakefield Industries,
died Tuesday morning, Aug. 16, at Saint’s Memorial Medical Center in Lowell following a brief
illness. He was the husband of Francis (Cocco) Papaleo, who died in 2002.
He was born in Cambridge, MA, on June 18, 1920, a son of the late Joseph and Marie (Basco-
Papaleo) Papaleo. He was raised in North Cambridge, and lived in Somerville before moving to
Tewksbury in 1959.
During WWII, he served in the U.S. Navy.
He was employed by Wakefield Industries of Lowell, an electronic parts manufacturer, where he
retired as the plant manager.
He was a member of the American Legion, and in his later years a frequent visitor to the
Tewksbury Senior Drop-In Center. He was a a
communicant of St. William’s Church in Tewksbury.
He is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Patricia Marcinkewich and her husband Walter
of Tewksbury, and Jeanette Friedman of Tewksbury; fifteen grandchildren and nineteen great
grandchildren.
He was also father of the late Joseph Papaleo and Marie Anderson; and brother of the late Rocco
and Joseph Papaleo Jr., Mary Bruno, Santa O’Rourke, Theresa Killoran, and Annette Nolette.
His
Funeral Mass will be held Friday, Aug. 19, at 10:00 a.m. in St. William’s Church, 1351 Main St. (Rte 38) Tewksbury.
Visiting hours Thursday at 4 to 7 in the funeral home. Burial with Navy Honors in Tewksbury
Cemetery. Memorials to the Tewksbury Senior Drop-In Building Fund, 175 Chandler st.
Tewksbury, MA 01876 will be appreciated.