Mario DeStefano

DeStefano, Mario P. “Dusty”, of Peabody, on January 26, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Teresa (Alberta) DeStefano. Devoted father of Gary and Anne  of Danvers, Dana and Liz  of Beverly, and Wayne and Michelle  of Peabody. Grandfather of Kara DeStefano, Cori and Brian Boudreau, Tyler and Rachael DeStefano, Daniel and Jaclyn DeStefano, Kassidi DeStefano  and Jake DeStefano. Great-grandfather of Brennan Boudreau. Brother of Marilyn  and Ronald Miller, Barbara and Robert  Leuci and Thomas DeStefano. The Family will receive visitors at Conway,Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody on Sunday, January 29, 3-7 pm. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to gather on Monday, January 30 at 9am at the Conway,Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, Peabody, followed by a  Funeral Mass at 10 am, at St Richards Church, 90 Forest Street, Danvers.  In lieu of flowers, remembrances in Mario’s memory may be made to Care Alternatives  Hospice, 181 Cedar Hill Road, Marlboro, MA  01752.Mario  was a funeral director  , hired by the late Henry Levine  he was the first non family member  to arrange  funerals at The Levine Chapel , Brookline  where he was employed for  over 45 years  , shortly after  The Brezniak-Rodman Chapel  was founded he joined the chapel  as  a supervisor and funeral director where he remained until his passing.Mario will be missed by countless funeral professionals  whom he mentored over  his distinguished career.