GIORDANO Anna J. Formerly of Roslindale and East Boston, more recently of Brooksby Village, Peabody, passed away on June 11, 2026 at the age of 99.
Loving daughter of the late Frank P. Giordano and Josephine (Sammartino) Giordano, dear sister of Anthony Giordano and his wife Barbara of Wheaton, IL and the late Madeline Squillacioti and her husband Pantaleone (Leo), Pasquale (Pat) Giordano and his wife Carol, Mary Blanchard and her husband Guy, Frank Giordano and his wife Clare, Arthur Giordano and his wife Bette. Anna is survived by many loving nieces, nephews, and great nieces/nephews.
Anna was a long time employee at the Executive Office of Elder Affairs in a management capacity. Anna was an adventurous woman who traveled extensively through Europe, South America, Mexico, Canada and the United States. Highlights of her travels were scuba diving in the Caribbean and exploring Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru. Her zest for life involved her in many activities throughout her life including a tour in the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve, where she was awarded a meritorious promotion as Corporal in 1957. She went back to school in her fifties and earned a degree in Management of Human Services and a Certificate in Gerontology at University of Massachusetts in Boston, MA. She was also interested in the Arts and spent many years volunteering for the opera, ballet and theater. She was a member of many of the clubs at the Brooksby Village where she lived her final years.
Visiting hours will be held at the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home 2000 Centre St. West Roxbury on Thursday, June 18th from 4-8pm. Funeral from the funeral home on Friday, June 19th at 10am, followed by a Funeral Mass at Holy Name Church, West Roxbury at 11am. Services will conclude with Anna being laid to rest at the Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain.
She will be missed by all.