He was born in Fitchburg, Sept. 14, 1992, a son of Mrs. Antonina (DiNatale) Valera and the late Joseph Valera, and was a retired U.S. Internal Revenue agent, a certified public accountant, and a notary public.
He was a member of St. Anthony's Parish in Fitchburg and sang in the church choir, and was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was assigned to the U.S.S. Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
He is survived by his widow; Mrs. Ada (Scaficchia) Valera; his mother of Fitchburg; two songs, John V. Valera of Fitchburg and Peter L. Valera of Leominster, Mass.; two daughters, Palma, wife of John Aubin of Lunenburg, Mass., and Mary Ann, wife of Arthur Hartland of Fitchburg; two brothers, Philip Valera of Hudson, Mass., and Charles Valera of Fitchburg; four sisters, Mrs. Isabel DiRusso of Leominster, Mrs. Josephine Mammone of Fitchburg, Mrs. Concetta Piccolomini of Leominster and Miss Isabel Valera of Fitchburg; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews;
The funeral will be held Thursday from the Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Anthony's church. Interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Calling hours in the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Published in the Sentinel and Enterprise newspaper on March 8, 1976
He was born in Fitchburg, Sept. 14, 1992, a son of Mrs. Antonina (DiNatale) Valera and the late Joseph Valera, and was a retired U.S. Internal Revenue agent, a certified public accountant, and a notary public.
He was a member of St. Anthony's Parish in Fitchburg and sang in the church choir, and was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was assigned to the U.S.S. Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
He is survived by his widow; Mrs. Ada (Scaficchia) Valera; his mother of Fitchburg; two songs, John V. Valera of Fitchburg and Peter L. Valera of Leominster, Mass.; two daughters, Palma, wife of John Aubin of Lunenburg, Mass., and Mary Ann, wife of Arthur Hartland of Fitchburg; two brothers, Philip Valera of Hudson, Mass., and Charles Valera of Fitchburg; four sisters, Mrs. Isabel DiRusso of Leominster, Mrs. Josephine Mammone of Fitchburg, Mrs. Concetta Piccolomini of Leominster and Miss Isabel Valera of Fitchburg; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews;
The funeral will be held Thursday from the Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Anthony's church. Interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Calling hours in the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Published in the Sentinel and Enterprise newspaper on March 8, 1976
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