Michael P. DeBenedetto, 94, of Vero Beach, FL died on December 17, 2023 after a brief illness.

He was born on November 8, 1929 to Lucia (DiPilato) and Dominic DeBenedetto in Worcester, MA but raised in Cambridge. He married Virginia (Collins) of Somerville, MA in 1955 and together they settled in Tewksbury, MA where they raised their three children Marisa A. LeForge of Williamsburg, VA, Michael J. DeBenedetto of Jacksonville, FL, and Paula A. Costa of Winter Garden, FL, all of whom survive him. He is also survived by his seven grandchildren: Nicholas (Joy) Costa of Arnhem, Netherlands, Chelsea (Abraham) Aquilar, Thomas Costa, John (Isabelle) Costa, Francisco Costa of Florida and Mitchell LeForge (Jamie Edwards), and Trevor LeForge of Virginia. He had one great- grandchild, Luca LeForge, with one on the way.

He is a veteran of the Korean War in the US Army. He will be buried at Crestlawn Cemetery in Vero Beach next to his wife, Virginia, who predeceased him.

A visitation will be held at St. John of the Cross Catholic church in Vero Beach on December 27 at noon with a funeral Mass following at 1 pm. Anyone wishing to send the family a message or share a story is asked to share it here on his page.