DiBATTISTA, Anthony "Tony" –Of Everett, passed away at N.E. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford on June 30, 2015, at 96 years. Beloved husband of the late Mary C. (Tavilla) DiBattista. Loving father of Maryann Brogna and her husband Henry of Danvers, Marie Simard and her husband Raymond of Middleton, Helen Malone and her husband Kevin of West Peabody, and Edward DiBattista of Plymouth. Loving brother of Anna D'Angelo of Malden and the late Ernest DiBattista. He is also survived by 7 cherished grandchildren and 5 cherished great grandchildren. Tony was WWII US Army veteran, a member of the Everett Auxiliary Police, both the Everett Lions and Elks Club, and was a retired auto body shop owner. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend a visitation at the JF Ward Funeral Home, 772 Broadway, Everett, on Friday, July 3rd from 10 AM to 12 Noon, followed by a funeral service in the funeral home at 12 Noon. Service will conclude with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.