Maria (Trabucco) Camarata

Maria Trabucco Camarata

December 18, 2025

We are sad to say goodbye to our loving grandmother, mother, sister, aunt and friend who provided us with so much love and generosity.  Maria (Trabucco) Camarata was born February 1934 in Civitaquana, Italy.  The second of four daughters born to Anna and Gildo Trabucco.  The Trabucco’s emigrated to United States in 1962 to provide a fresh start and better opportunities settling in Boston (Roslindale).  Maria and her younger sisters, Antonietta and Vicenzina, started a new life in Boston. Their older sister, Nilde and her family soon followed.

Maria and Antonietta were talented seamstresses and worked together contributing to the stability of the family and forging lifetime friendships.  It was through these early friendships that Maria and Antonietta met and married brothers Giuseppe and Nunzio Camarata from Catania (Randazzo) Sicly.

Maria and Giuseppe were married in August 1964 in Italy and then settled in Boston. Upon purchasing their home in Roslindale, they were blessed with their daughter Anna.  They created a happy and loving home for their family in Roslindale, living in close proximity to their siblings and the Trabucco family where they all enjoyed gardening, cooking, home brewed espresso and festive family gatherings.  They worked hard to ensure a good life and a solid education for Anna. 

Maria and Giuseppe fulfilled another life-long dream when they purchased a second home in Falmouth where they would enjoy summer weekends cooking, fishing and relaxing.  They were brought even greater joy with the births of granddaughters Ava and Mia.  Maria enjoyed every moment.

In turn, Maria was much loved by her family for her gentle smile, quick wit, generous heart and passionate opinions. She was multi-talented and enjoyed crafting intricate knitwear and blankets, and was an excellent cook and would make delicious Italian meals and bakery.  Her love of gardening was infectious with neighbors always stopping by to admire her gardens and take advice. Known as “Nonna,” she cared for her granddaughters and their friends. She was full of energy, always keeping active and gave continual love and support to her family, friends and neighbors.

Maria’s last year and half was spent At Edelweiss Village community in West Roxbury forging new friends.  She will be greatly missed and we will hold her forever in our hearts.

Maria was predeceased by her loving husband Giuseppe; her older sister Nilde and brother-in-law Gino Trabucco, and her younger sister, Vicenzina. She is survived by her daughter Anna and her husband Jimmy, her sister Antonietta and brother-in-law, Nunzio Camarata, and her niece Patricia, her Granddaughters Mia and Ava, as well as a much-loved extended family, the Trabucco, Camarata, and Romano families.

Funeral from The Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre St. West Roxbury on Saturday December 27, at 9:00 am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in The Holy Name Church, West Roxbury at 10:00 am. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours in the funeral home on Friday December 26, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery.