Antonino “Tony” Grieco of Somerville died on Monday, October 12, 2026. He was 80.
He was born in Bonito, in the province of Avellino, Italy, the son of Antonio and Pasqualina (Santosusso) Grieco. He spent a long career as a foreman with Laborers Local 22 and brought the same skills home, where his family says his own two hands were usually the best tools for whatever needed fixing. He kept a garden he was proud to show off, walked the neighborhood greeting everyone he met, biked and hunted.
He leaves his wife of 56 years, Patricia (Dell’Anno) Grieco; his children, Stacey Ferreira and her husband David, and Mark Grieco; his grandsons, Christopher and Benjamin Ferreira; his brothers Ciriaco Grieco and his wife Anna and Gerardo Grieco and his wife Donna; his brothers-in-law John Dell’Anno and his wife Terri and Robert Dell’Anno and his wife Corinne; his sister-in-law Mima Grieco; and many nieces and nephews. His brother Alessandro and sister Filomena died before him.
Calling hours are Wednesday, October 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the George L. Doherty Funeral Home, 855 Broadway, Powder House Square, Somerville. The funeral procession leaves Thursday, October 15 at 9 a.m. for a 10 a.m. Mass at St. Clement Church, 60 Warner Street, on the Somerville and Medford line, with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. The family suggests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association.
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