SURETTE- Of Malden, formerly of Chelsea, July 28th. Devoted husband of the late Adeline M. (DePatto). Beloved father of Diane Miller and her husband Daniel of Malden and the late Michelle Surette. Son of the late Reginald R. and Ester (Hooper) Surette and step-son of the late Peter Muise. Dear and loving brother of Reginald Surette of Texas, Richard Surette of Saugus, Ronald Surette of Florida, Barbara Day of Utah, Dolores Wisniewski of Stoneham and the late Russell Surette. Cherished grandfather of Jennifer Miller of Malden and great grandfather of Jordan Simonelli. Also lovingly survived by many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral from the Smith Funeral Home, 125 Washington Avenue, CHELSEA on Wednesday morning, August 2nd at 8 AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Rose Church, 601 Broadway, CHELSEA at 9 o'clock. Visiting Hours in the Smith Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4-8 PM. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Late veteran of the Korean Conflict and Gyroscope Engineer for MIT for over 30 years.
Born in Chelsea and a resident of Malden for the last 20 years, Bob passed away unexpectedly at home last Friday morning at the age of 76.
A gyroscope engineer at MIT for over 30 years, he was involved with classified projects, among them NASA as well as non-classifed projects.