Matteo P. Giovanditto, 80 of North Reading, formerly of Medford died Sunday after a brief illness in the Courtyard Nursing Care Center Medford, MA.
Born in Saugus, he was the son of the late Michael and Filomena (Givarella) Giovanditto.
Mr. Giovanditto was a retired truck driver. Matteo was a late U.S. Army Veteran of WW II and the Korean Conflict.
Mr. Giovanditto was the beloved husband of the late Beatrice (Tarantino). Devoted father of Michael Giovanditto and his wife Deborah of Manchester, NH, Maryann Cahoon and her husband Roy of No. Reading. Loving Grandfather of Michael, Leigh, Dyana, and Matthew Giovanditto.Brother of Mario Giovanditto and his wife Emma of Medford, and the late Elizabeth Stevens. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass will be celebrated Thursday at 10 AM in St. Clement Church, 71 Warner Street, Medford/Somerville with the Rev. James O'Driscoll officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.
Friends may visit Wednesday from 4 thru 8 at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations may be sent in Matteo’s memory to The New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, 17 Court St., Boston, MA 02108.