At age 97, of Wakefield, formerly of Everett on February 22. He was the son of the late Joseph and Virginia (Cefalo). During the depression Mr. Chiavelli went to live with his sister in Bangor, Me. where he met Ellen Ruth Keegan who he married in 1934. He later worked briefly in a furniture factory in Gardner and a shoe factory in Chelsea where he began learning the elelctrical trade. He earned his journeyman's license during WWII and worked installing anti mine devices at the Charlestown Naval Yard. After the war he began Chiavelli Electric which he owned & operated for almost 40 years. An avid Red Sox fan he was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus. His first wife Ellen with whom he had 2 sons died in 1962 in 1965 he married Mary (Yanakopoulos) who died in 2007. He was the brother of the late Nicholas, Anthony and George Chiavelli, Rose Rift and Ann Ross. He is survived by his 2 sons James F. Chiavelli and his wife Mary of Malden, and Stephen Chiavelli and his wife Patrice of Wakefield. He is survived by 6 grandchildren, James A. of Malden, Mark of Nashua, John and Stephanie of Malden and Stephen and Lindsay of Wakefield as well as 5 great granchildren and many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral Services from the Salvatore Rocco and Sons Funeral Home, 331 Main St., EVERETT on Thuirsday February 25 at 10 a.m. Funeral Mass at Immaculate Conception Church, Everett at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited Visiting hours Wednesday only 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations in Fred's memory to VNA Hospice Care, 100 Sylvan Rd., Woburn, 01801. Interment at Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody. Rocco-Carr-Henderson Funeral Homes 1-877-71ROCCO roccofuneralhomes.com

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