January 21, 1951 – November 1, 2022
Frederick John Capasso, age 71, of Reading, MA (formerly of Malden, MA and Branford, CT died on November 1, 2022, after a long illness with cancer. He was the loving husband of Virginia “Ginger” (Curtin) Capasso and extraordinary father of Thomas M. Capasso of Boston, MA, Maureen P. Capasso of Woburn, MA, Meghan M. (Capasso) Meehan and her husband, James T. (J.T.) Meehan of Windham, NH, and Timothy J. Capasso and his fiancé, Jacqueline Lyman of Medford, MA. He was the adoring grandfather of Patrick Meehan, Ryan Meehan, and Emma “the Rose” Meehan of Windham, NH. He was the brother of Elizabeth (Capasso) Fink of Branford, CT, Robert and Josette Capasso of Hagerstown, MD, and Kathleen(Capasso) Jones and her husband, Raymond, of Branford, CT. He was pre-deceased by his father, Alfred D. Capasso, his mother Susan (Smith) Capasso of Branford, CT, and his sister, Judith (Capasso) English of West Haven, CT. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Fred attended the U.S. Naval Academy and Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He graduated from the University of New Haven, earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He had a career in Materials Management for high technology companies. He was the President of Reading Pop Warner for 18 years. He was a very kind, thoughtful, generous scholar and gentleman. He will be deeply missed by all.
Funeral from the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) Reading on Tuesday, November 8 at 9:30am followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Agnes Church 186 Woburn St. Reading at 10:30am. Burial will follow at Wood End Cemetery in Reading. Funeral Home visiting hours Monday evening from 4-8 p.m
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Fred’s memory to the American Liver Foundation Marathon Team in support of Meghan Meehan. Please go to Meghan’s marathon charity page at https://www.givengain.com/ap/meghan-meehan-raising-funds-for-american-liver-foundation/, or if you prefer to send a check, please forward it to PO Box 299, West Orange, NJ, 07052 and put Meghan Meehan Marathon Fund in the memo section
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