Shrewsbury – Isabella M. “Issy” (DiVerdi Scarcello) Covello, 97, of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born in 1925 and raised in Worcester, she was the second of four children of Joseph and Angelina (Scuderi) DiVerdi.
Issy attended Commerce High School. She worked at Worcester City Hospital as a EKG Technician for 20 years until her retirement in 1987.
Her first husband, Charles Henry Scarcello, died in 1961. She then married Retired Master Sergeant Henry Covello in 1993 until his death in 2014.
Issy had no children but was never without one of her nieces or nephews with her. All of her nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great, great nieces and nephews will miss her terribly.
Her family was the most important part of her life and she always showed her love to them with her kindness and generosity. “We have a great family, don’t we?” could be heard from her on many occasions.
Beside her parents and husbands, Isabella was predeceased by her three siblings and their spouses, Rocco “Rocky” DiVerdi and his wife Jocelyn, Angelo DiVerdi and his wife Camella and her loving sister Mary Gosselin Higgins and her husbands Joseph Gosselin and Jack Higgins.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish, 33 Massasoit Road, Worcester on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM. Interment will follow at St John’s Cemetery in Worcester.
Issy’s family would like to thank Notre Dame Hospice, especially Kate, Bonnie and Tatiana, and Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for their help in making her final days as comfortable as possible.
Chiampa Funeral Home of Shrewsbury assisted with arrangements.
