Winthrop High School Alumni
Winthrop, Massachusetts (MA)
In Memory of
Dina Torelli
1957-2022
Born Mar 30, 1957, Dina Torelli attended Winthrop High School in Winthrop, MA.
Class of 1975
Mar 30, 1957 - Nov 08, 2022
Mar 30, 1957 - Nov 08, 2022
Dina L. (Torelli) Russo of Swampscott (formerly Winthrop), the daughter of Marlene Barnes and the late Harry Torelli, passed peacefully into eternal life on November 8th, 2022, at the age of 65, surrounded by her family.
She was a graduate of Katharine Gibbs College and the Winthrop High School Class of 1975. She started her career at Eastern Airlines before working at General Electric, where she met her former husband Leonard Russo and began her true calling of raising her 3 children.
In addition to her mother and former husband, Dina is survived by her son, Christopher Russo, his wife Danielle, and two beloved granddaughters, Gabrielle and Gianna of North Carolina; her daughter, Veronica Russo, and partner Ross McNally; her son, Nicholas Russo, and wife Courtney of Swampscott; her partner, Stephen Volpe of Salem; her brother Bruce Torelli, her half-sister Candace Belcher, her step-sisters, Kay Nelson, Sabrina Carpenter, and Lisa Marino, her step-brother, Gary Carpenter; and her mother Marlene’s partner, Norman Hubley. She was predeceased by her stepmother, Terry Torelli (Dupuis), her stepbrother, Steven Carpenter, and her stepsister, Robin Carpenter.
Dina was a devout Catholic and faithful parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church of Swampscott, where she served as both lector and Eucharistic minister for many years. Dina has lived a pious life and will forever be remembered as the loving, caring, and kind person she was to all.
She was a graduate of Katharine Gibbs College and the Winthrop High School Class of 1975. She started her career at Eastern Airlines before working at General Electric, where she met her former husband Leonard Russo and began her true calling of raising her 3 children.
In addition to her mother and former husband, Dina is survived by her son, Christopher Russo, his wife Danielle, and two beloved granddaughters, Gabrielle and Gianna of North Carolina; her daughter, Veronica Russo, and partner Ross McNally; her son, Nicholas Russo, and wife Courtney of Swampscott; her partner, Stephen Volpe of Salem; her brother Bruce Torelli, her half-sister Candace Belcher, her step-sisters, Kay Nelson, Sabrina Carpenter, and Lisa Marino, her step-brother, Gary Carpenter; and her mother Marlene’s partner, Norman Hubley. She was predeceased by her stepmother, Terry Torelli (Dupuis), her stepbrother, Steven Carpenter, and her stepsister, Robin Carpenter.
Dina was a devout Catholic and faithful parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church of Swampscott, where she served as both lector and Eucharistic minister for many years. Dina has lived a pious life and will forever be remembered as the loving, caring, and kind person she was to all.