WAYLAND: Catherine T. (Quatieri) Bortone, 88, died peacefully on December 19, 2010 in the comfort of her family at the Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham.
She was born in Boston on April 27, 1922 the son of the late Frank and Emelia (Ventola) Quatieri.
Catherine was the devoted mother of Richard A. Bortone of Wayland. She was the beloved sister of Josephine R. Schipani of Arlington; Eva Griffen of Revere and Alfred J Quatieri of Arlington. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was the wife of the late Virgil A. Bortone who died in 1977, mother of the late Thomas E. Bortone who died in 1966 and sister of the late Thomas Quatieri, Ettore Quatieri, Frank P. Quatieri and Gilda Quatieri.
Catherine spent her formative years in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. She was a resident of Arlington and a long time resident of Wayland for over 50 years. She was a member of the Wayland Women’s Club and a longtime communicant of St. Ann’s Parish. She enjoyed traveling and cooking and was devoted to her family.
Visitations will be held on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (Off Rte 30), Wayland.
Family and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 9:00 am followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am at St. Ann’s Parish, 124 Cochituate Road (Route 27), Wayland.
Interment will follow in the Bortone family lot in Newton Cemetery in Newton.
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