LaMorticelli, Frank T. of Arlington formerly of Watertown on December 14th. He was the best friend and beloved husband of the late Rosemarie S. (Romano) and a loving devoted father of Rene F. LaMorticelli and her fiance Joseph M. Steele of Arlington and Mark J. and his wife Margaret LaMorticelli of Claremont, NH. Grandfather of Ashley R. and Anthony H. LaMorticelli. Brother of Velia Mary James, Jill Usher and her husband Jerry, Jean Frazier and the late Fiore, Domenic, Paul and Jospeh LaMorticelli, Ann Shedd, Josephine Spinney and Rose Johnson. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Frank was a Korean and Vietnam Veteran and served for 22 years in the US Navy as a Chief Warrant Officer. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a service in the DeVito Funeral Home on Tuesday at 11 am and to his burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with military honors. Visit devitofuneralhome.com for online guestbook.