Dello Russo Funeral Service of Medford has it's origins in Boston's historic North End in the late 1920's. On the eve of the Great Depression, Frederick Dello Russo opened for business with a store front office at 28 ½ Prince Street, Boston. Known as "the kid" by his colleagues because of his youthful presence in such a grave business, Fred quickly developed a reputation for kind, and trustworthy service. As his business grew he moved to more spacious quarters at 25 Prince Street. This new location provided a funeral parlor to accommodate the growing demand to accommodate funeral services in a specialized professional space. The years before and after World War II, saw many Northenders move out of the city to Somerville and Medford. In 1950, Fred, who had been joined in business by his brother Arthur, purchased the Linnehan Funeral Home at 357 Main Street in Medford to accommodate the many Medford residents who requested their services. In March of 1952 the Dello Russo brothers opened a new funeral home at 306 Main Street. It was hailed as Middlesex County's most spacious and modern funeral facility. The firm was then incorporated as Dello Russo Funeral Service. The decades of the 1950's, 60's and 70's saw steady growth in the number of families served by the Dello Russo's. Their reputation for professional service and the ability to accommodate large funerals grew. After the retirement of Fred and Arthur the leadership of the firm passed to Fred's son. Fred immediately saw the need to expand the size of the Main Street location in order to accommodate families with a more spacious facility. To accomplish this task, the business and facility of Domenic J. Russo, a retiring funeral director who had moved his business to Medford from Boston's West End in the 1960's was purchased. During the renovation of the 306 Main Street facility all business was conducted from the Dominic J. Russo Funeral Home at 407 Main Street Medford. With the completion of the major renovation and addition, the Dello Russo Funeral Service resumed operation in the fall of 1983. In 1988 with the purchase of an adjacent lot of land, additional parking was added. In 1995, Fred and his son David purchased and took over of the Bernard J. McLaughlin Funeral Home in Woburn. Today, Fred, David and their staff continue to serve families from Medford and Woburn locations with the same considerate service that the Dello Russo and McLaughlin reputations have been built on for over a century. TOP