Beverly A. Alteri, 84, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at the Siegenthaler Center for Hospice Care in New Hartford, with her loving family by her side. Beverly was born in Utica on October 11, 1930, the daughter of Marsette and Josephine (Peters) Vona. She was raised and educated in Utica and went on to attend SUNY Albany College. On June 21, 1952, Beverly married Fernando J. Alteri, sharing a blessed union of 51 years, until his passing in 2003. With her husband, Beverly owned and operated Alteri's Restaurant in Clinton for 62 years. Beverly was a member of St. Mary's Church, Clinton. The world has truly lost a beautiful lady and the heavens have gained a new star. Beverly was a woman of dignity and integrity. She was first and foremost a loving wife and mother, family meant everything to her. She was devoted to her children and grandchildren. The annual vacation in Maine with them was always the highlight of her summer. Beverly loved music and literature. She was a role model and an inspiration to all. Her dedication to the family business brought much joy to others over the years. She was loved and will be missed by all who knew her. " And so we live and so we die, As the birds and flowers do, The difference being that you knew me, And I once lived in the heart of you." PV Beverly is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lorilee and Thomas Newman, Portland, ME, Lisa and David Burns, Clinton, Lillian Alteri, Rocky Hill, CT; one son and daughter-in-law, Francis A. and Lisa Alteri, Clinton; ten grandchildren, Alison, Pamela and Eliza Newman, Beverly, Chelsea and David, Jr. Burns, Lauren Liebhaber, Alexis, Ava, and Leah Alteri; three sisters , two brother-in-law, and a sister-in-law, Beatrice and Dr. John Romano, Utica, Marlene and John DeIorio, Whitesboro, Pamela Vona, Clinton, Maria Elena Santos-Vona, Clinton; three brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law, Olga and Bernard Attili, Utica, Mary Evans, Clinton, Augusto and Ida Alteri, Watertown, and Albert Alteri, Utica. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, and husband, she is predeceased by a brother, Dr. Marsette Vona. Mrs. Alteri's funeral will be held on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 8:45 am from the Heintz Funeral Home, 10 E.Park Row, Clinton, and at 9:30 am at St. Mary's Church in Clinton, where her Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Interment will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday evening, from 4 -7 pm.