Gerald A. Ardolino, Sr., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. He was 83. Born and raised in Somerville, he was the son of the late Alexander and Ethel (McCarthy) Ardolino. A Medford resident for 30 years, Jerry enjoyed a long career as a dinning service director. For ten years, 1965-1975 he was director of food service for Camp Dudley, the oldest boy’s camp in the United States which was founded in 1885 in Westport NY. Jerry had a long relationship with the camp and was honored for his dedication to the organization. Jerry was a director in the Dinning Service Department at Harvard University for 43 years and once retired, he worked with the famed Spaulding Brick Co. for many years.
The beloved father of Gerald A. Ardolino, Jr. and his wife Kimberly of Somerville, Darlene MacMillan of Swampscott and her late husband John, Donna Pasciuto and her companion John Shipley of Salem, Lisa Tremonte and her husband Charles of Somerville, Jeff Ardolino and his wife Maria of Tampa, FL and the late Carol Irwin, he was a loving grandfather to David and his wife Mandy, Ryan, Kristen, Matthew, Ashley and her husband Patrick, Marc and his fiancée Jennifer, Dean, Jeffrey, Timothy and his wife Selena, Briana and Nicholas. He was a loving great-grandfather to Riley, Willa, Aubrey and Hayes. Gerry was a dear brother to Charles Ardolino, Marguerite DeLeo, Adele Morrow the late Theresa Hurley, Alexander and James Ardolino and Ethel Rego. He was a devoted companion to Barbara Cashman of Cambridge and is also survived by many dear nieces and nephews. Jerry also leaves his life-long friends James and Ruth Covino.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to visit on Monday, December 9th at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford from 4 thru 8 PM and again on Tuesday morning at nine with a procession to St. Joseph Church, 118 High Street, Medford, for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gerald's name to Sawtelle Family Hospice House, 320 Haverhill St., Reading, MA 01867.