Philip Buttiglieri

Philip P. Buttiglieri Sr., 80, of Wakefield died on Thursday, October 8 at the Pilgrim Rehab and Nursing Center in Peabody.

Born in Winthrop on September 3, 1935 he was the son of the late Frank P. and Carmela (Iovine) Buttiglieri.

Mr. Buttiglieri was raised and educated in Everett and Revere and had been a Wakefield resident for the past 46 years. He was a retired truck driver for Cardinal Health in Peabody and was a School Bus driver for the Towns of Wakefield and Lynnfield. Mr. Buttiglieri was a member of the Wakefield Sons of Italy.

He is survived by his wife Katherine M. (Papparelli) Buttiglieri, his two daughters; Gina M. Swansburg and her husband Donald of Tewksbury and Lisa A. Daly and her husband Graham of Lynnfield, his son Philip P. Buttiglieri, Jr. and his wife Susan of Hamilton, his seven grandchildren; Donald IV, Kevin, Cori, Griffin, Mia, Elizabeth and Alexis and his brother Richard Buttiglieri of Peabody. Mr. Buttiglieri was predeceased by his four brothers; Frank, Benjamin, Anthony and Robert Buttiglieri.

His Funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Tuesday at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Florence Church, 47 Butler Ave., Wakefield at 10am. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Monday from 4-8pm. Interment will be at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472.

October 12, 2015
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

October 13, 2015
10:00 AM

St. Florence Church
47 Butler Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550