Pasquale M. Ricciardi

Pasquale M. Ricciardi, 103, of Worcester, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, with beloved family at his bedside, on what would have been the 79th wedding anniversary to his late wife, Loretta M. (Cozzolino) Ricciardi, who predeceased him in 1997. Pasquale is survived by his four children, Richard Ricciardi of Worcester, Kenneth Ricciardi and his wife Jeanne of Shrewsbury, Jean Falcone of Mason, Ohio, and Mary Ann DiGregorio and her husband Larry of Whitinsville; eleven grandchildren; twenty-eight great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.  He was predeceased by a grandson, David Falcone, in 2005.  Pasquale, born in Worcester, was the last of ten children of late, Francesco and Margaret (Bovenzi) Ricciardi.  His siblings predeceasing him were Joseph Ricciardi, John Ricciardi, Frank Ricciardi, Philomena Borgatti, Lucy Babowitch, Ann Perrucci, Mary Gerolomo, Margaret Ricciardi, and Theresa Galli. Pat worked for many years delivering milk for Meola Dairy, He also worked as a saleman for General Baking Company and as an installer for Modern Manufacturing Company.  At one time he operated a gas station and garage on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.  Pat worked as a night watchman at the Worcester County Court House.  He was a member of Our Lady of Loreto Church, Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Indian Meadows in Westborough, and Green Hill Golf Club in Worcester.  He was a member of the Teamsters Local 170. There are no calling hours. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Loreto Church, 33 Massasoit Road, Worcester, (kindly proceed directly to church).  Interment will follow in Saint John’s Cemetery, Worcester.