Pat Quatrale, 77
FITCHBURG- Pat Quatrale, of Billings Rd., died April 3, at St. Vincent's
Hospital in Worcester after being stricken ill at the age of 77.
Pat was born in Leominster, on Dec. 19, 1931, and raised on the family
farm which is presently the Fitchburg Municipal Airport. He was a son of
the late Domenico and Lena (Sicuranza) Quatrale.
He graduated from St. Bernard's High School in 1949 and attended the
University of Massachusetts before joining the U.S. Army. Pat served as
a Corporal in the Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean
War.
Pat was a turbine machinist for several years at the former General
Electric Company prior to his retirement in 1994. He was and avid
photographer and enjoyed sailing on Hickory Hills Lake in Lunenburg.
He leaves his brothers and best friends, Domenick Quatrale of Fitchburg,
with whom he lived, Thomas Quatrale and his wife Rose of Shirley and
Edmund Quatrale of Tolland, CT; a sister-in-law, Camilla Quatrale of
Fitchburg and several cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces,
grandnephews, great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews, each of whom
held a special place in his heart. He is predeceased two sisters,
Josephine and Margaret Quatrale and six brothers, Philip, Alfred,
Silvio, Oreste, Ferdinand and Robert Quatrale.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 8, at 11 AM in the
Smith-Mallahy-Masciarelli Funeral Home, 243 Water St. Burial will be in
St. Bernard's Cemetery. A calling hour will be held prior to the funeral
on Wednesday, April 8, from 10 to 11 AM. In lieu of flowers memorial
contributions may be made to a favorite charity of one's choice.
Smith - Mallahy - Masciarelli
Funeral Home
243 Water Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
T: (978) 345-4151
http://masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net
Published in Sentinel & Enterprise on 4/6/2009
