Obituary for Clement Anthony Todesco
Clement Anthony Todesco, born Sept 2, 1942 passed on February 2, 2023. He is survived by his son Charles, daughter Carrie, and brother Stephen.
Tony was an extraordinary Floral Designer in Stow MA, running his studio out of his home. For over 50 years, Tony provided beautiful arrangements for a variety of occasions to Stow and the surrounding metro west area. In addition to his floral business, Tony was a valued member of the Stow Garden Club, board member for the National Garden Club, and Master Flower Show Judge. He started floral design workshops, which encouraged many new designers, and greatly enjoyed traveling in his Scamp camper to out of state garden clubs, lecturing on design concepts. His vision for floral design was imaginative, resulting in large scale sculptural works. Tony’s designs were a regular feature at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for Art in Bloom, and the Boston Flower Show. His vision of what could be done was inspiring! Tony challenged designers to interpret the new concepts he was introducing, many of which are illustrated in the book “Design by Types” published by the National Garden Club.
Tony’s visitation will be Sunday February 12th at Acton Funeral home from 4-6pm. The funeral mass will be at St. Isadore in Stow on Monday the 13th at 10am. All are welcome to both events. In Tony’s memory, please consider making a donation to the National Garden Club at this link: https://gardenclub.org/donate-now
Tony was an extraordinary Floral Designer in Stow MA, running his studio out of his home. For over 50 years, Tony provided beautiful arrangements for a variety of occasions to Stow and the surrounding metro west area. In addition to his floral business, Tony was a valued member of the Stow Garden Club, board member for the National Garden Club, and Master Flower Show Judge. He started floral design workshops, which encouraged many new designers, and greatly enjoyed traveling in his Scamp camper to out of state garden clubs, lecturing on design concepts. His vision for floral design was imaginative, resulting in large scale sculptural works. Tony’s designs were a regular feature at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for Art in Bloom, and the Boston Flower Show. His vision of what could be done was inspiring! Tony challenged designers to interpret the new concepts he was introducing, many of which are illustrated in the book “Design by Types” published by the National Garden Club.
Tony’s visitation will be Sunday February 12th at Acton Funeral home from 4-6pm. The funeral mass will be at St. Isadore in Stow on Monday the 13th at 10am. All are welcome to both events. In Tony’s memory, please consider making a donation to the National Garden Club at this link: https://gardenclub.org/donate-now