Santo J. Terranova  – 89, of North Reading and formerly of Watertown MA, died at the Brentwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Danvers on Wednesday May 25^th 2016.

Born in South Boston, MA on August 17, 1926, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Guiseppina (D’Arrigo) Terranova.  Santo was a graduate of South Boston High School. He worked for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in Somerville, as a Sewing Machinist for many years.

He has been a resident of North Reading for the past 54 years and was a member of St. Theresa’s Church and the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed spending time with family, relatives, friends and neighbors.  He was a master handyman and could fix anything that people called upon him to do. He was a devoted husband and father. On Halloween he would dress up as a clown and hand out candy to kids in the hospitals. He especially enjoyed golfing.

Family members include his loving wife of 63 years, Rose A. (Arico) Terranova; his sons, Paul J. Terranova and his wife Debbie of Wilmington and Robert J. Terranova and his wife Gigi of Haverhill; his daughter, Sandra Terranova of Rowley; his grandchildren; Keri, Andrew, Anthony and Andrea; he was the brother of the late Anthony, Frank and John Terranova, Anna Micheroni and Dorothy Rotundi.

Funeral from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading, on Wednesday , June 1 at 9:15 AM, followed by a 10:30 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter Street (Rt.62), North Reading. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, May 31 from 4 to 8 PM. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, North Reading. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in his memory to: Alzheimer’s Association, 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA 02472 www.alz.org

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