Nicholas Nastasi

Nicholas D. Nastasi, of Canton, formerly of the North End of Boston and Randolph, passed away peacefully on the evening of Monday, November 27th at the age of 87. He was the son of the late Natale and Mary (Iocoviello) Nastasi. Nick was a devoted husband to his beloved wife Jeanne (Bono) of Canton, and a loving father to his children, Nicholas M. of Canton, and daughter Natalie Fabbiano and her husband Michael of Canton. He was a loving grandfather to his three granddaughters, Nicole Israel and her husband Martin of Hanover, Kristen Harring and her husband Evan of Quincy, Emily Fabbiano of Dorchester, and to his great-grandchildren Lillian and Nathan Israel. He was the loving brother of Rosemarie Skiffington of Weymouth, Natalie Longo of Chelsea, the late Anthony Nastasi of New Jersey, and brother-in-law of Phyllis Rizzuto of Malden. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

Nick worked as a laborer for Local 22 in Medford for many years after owning a cab company and restaurants in Boston. He enjoyed taking the train into the city to meet his friends in the North End to enjoy a cup of coffee and play cards for hours. He was an avid New England Patriots fan and thoroughly enjoyed reading his daily newspaper. Nick cherished spending time with family, enjoying his wife's homemade Sunday dinners. He and his wife, Jeanne shared a passion of traveling to warmer weather, including Fort Lauderdale and Las Vegas. 

Visiting hours  at Dockray & Thomas Funeral Home, 455 Washington St. Canton, MA 02021 Thursday 4:00 t0 7:00 pm. A funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Oscar Romero Parish in Canton Friday morning December 1st at 11:30.  In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation will be greatly appreciated to the Alzheimer’s Association at  http://www.alz.org or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at https://www.stjude.org.

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