Joseph Pilato

PILATO-Joseph of East Boston on November 16, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Viola (Giannini) Pilato. Loving father of Sandra Celona and her husband F. Joseph of Shrewsbury and Joseph Pilato and Cynthia Crass of Pasadena, CA. Cherished grandfather of Kristin Becker and her husband Peter of Brooklyn, NY, Matthew Celona of Lincoln, MA and Gianna Pilato of Pasadena, CA; great-grandfather of Bodhi and Beatrix Becker. Predeceased by 12 siblings. Funeral from The Kirby-Rapino Memorial Home, 917 Bennington St. (Orient Heights) EAST BOSTON on Saturday at 10am followed by a Funeral Mass to be celebrated in St. Joseph-St. Lazarus Church, 59 Ashley St., East Boston at 11am. The family will receive visitors on Friday from 4-8pm. Services will conclude with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Late US Army veteran of WWII.