Margaret P. Caccavo

BARRE CITY – Margaret Polli Caccavo, 90, of Marcell Avenue died unexpectedly, Sunday, March 22, 2015, at her home.
Born October 21, 1924, in Barre City, she was the daughter of Louis A. “Crip and Mary (Smith) Polli and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1942.
On April 23, 1949, she married Ralph M. Caccavo in the Graniteville Presbyterian Church. Most of their married life had been spent in Barre City and at their present home for almost 60 years. He died May 24, 1993.
Growing up in Lower Graniteville, she enjoyed travelling during the summers with her family to be with her father, “Crip” who was a pitcher playing baseball in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Montreal and had met “Babe” Ruth as a child.
She and Ralph enjoyed winter skiing with Kio and Lorraine Granai at Mad River Glen, as well as Mt. Tremblant in Quebec, Switzerland and the Rockies of United States and Canada.
Summering and socializing with family and long-time friends at their cottage at Harvey’s Lake in West Barnett and playing tennis were very special occasions.
She will always be remembered for her love of her children, grandchildren and their friends, taking them to swimming and skiing lessons and attending their events.
Her memberships included the First Presbyterian Church of Barre, an active member of its Elwood Club, the American Kennel Club where she showed their champion Basset Hound, “Bel Bay Wizard”, the Philomathean Club, and the Vermont Children’s Aid Society where she had been a board member.
Margaret is survived by her son Michael Caccavo and his wife, Diane, of Marshfield and daughter Mary Federico and her husband, Frank, of Reading, Massachusetts; 4 grandchildren; Nicholas Caccavo and his fiancée, Sonja Good Stefani; Anthony Caccavo, Paul Federico, and Robert Federico and her only great grandchild, Lyra Caccavo.
Besides her parents and her husband, Ralph, she was predeceased by her sister Mary Polli.
Her life will be honored and celebrated on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in The First Presbyterian Church of Barre, under the direction of her family.
Friends may call at the Hooker and Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre on Friday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Later interment will be made in the Hope Cemetery in Barre.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Program, First Presbyterian Church, 19 Seminary Street, Barre, VT 05641.