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Leo F. Martel
Sep 1, 2007
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Leo F. Martel, a 36 year resident of Melrose, died on Saturday September 1, 2007 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was 84 years old. Leo was born in Cranston, Rhode Island on January 30, 1923. He grew up in Woonsocket, Rhode Island where he went to school there. He enlisted into the United States Navy...
Mary E. (Farren) Hastie
Sep 1, 2007
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Mary E. (Farren) Hastie, a Charlestown resident for many years, died suddenly at her home in Charlestown on Saturday September 1, 2007. She was 85 years old. Mary was born in Boston and grew up in Dorchester, where she attended St. Gregory's Grammer School and graduated from St. Gregory's High School. She worked for several years at Walter...
Mary L. (Heuston) Eatherton
Aug 31, 2007
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Mary L. (Heuston) Eatherton, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died suddenly at her home in Charlestown on Friday August 31, 2007. She was 83 years old. Mary was born in Boston and has lived her entire life in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools. She was a homemaker. Mary is the beloved wife of the late Gilbert W....
Rose Ann (Dalia) Balukas
Aug 29, 2007
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Rose A. (Dalia) Balukas, of Milton and formerly of the Boston area, died on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at Milton Hospital in Milton following an extended illness. She was 93 years old. Rose was born in New York on April 3, 1914. She grew up in Roxbury, Mass. where she attended Boston Public Schools. She has lived her...
Constance Anne Marie "Connie" (Dugas) Houde
Aug 28, 2007
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Constance Anne Marie "Connie" (Dugas) Houde, a former 52 year resident of Wakefield, MA, who lived in Rochester, NH, for 5 years and Stoneham, MA, for the last year, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT. She was 88 years old. Connie was born on October 22,1918, in Lynn, MA. Connie...
Margaret M. Brown
Aug 26, 2007
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Margaret M. Brown, a 30 year resident of Arlington and former long time resident of Charlestown, died on Sunday August 26, 2007 at the North End Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Boston after a lengthy illness. She was 96 years old. Margaret was born in Boston on September 2, 1910. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended...
Jean Marie (O'Neill) Reilly
Aug 17, 2007
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Jean Marie (O'Neill) Reilly, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died at her home in Charlestown on Friday, August 17, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 62 years old. Jeannie was born in Boston on July 12, 1945. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School. Jean...
Alton E. Hanscom
Aug 15, 2007
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Alton E. Hanscom, a resident of Charlestown for the last 68 years, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Youville Hospital in Cambridge following a lengthy illness. He was 73 years old. Al was born in Cambridge and attended Boston Public Schools. He worked for the Boston Housing Authority in Charlestown for 40 years as a laborer. He...
John J. Walsh
Aug 11, 2007
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John J. Walsh, a proud Irishman who came to the United States from County Cork, Ireland at the age of 10, and who was an 11 year resident of Salem, New Hampshire and a long time resident of Charlestown and Concord died on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at his home in Salem, N.H. following an extended illness. He...
Paul L. Kennedy
Aug 5, 2007
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Paul L. Kennedy, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Sunday, August 5, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a lengthy illness. He was 82 years old. Paul was born in Boston, he grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School. Paul enlisted into the United States Army...
Paul J. Lacey
Jul 29, 2007
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Paul J. Lacey of Malden and a former resident of Melrose for 20 years, died on Sunday, July 29, 2007, at the Harborside Health Care Nursing Home in Wakefield following an extended illness. He was 84 years old. Paul was born in Medford on September 23, 1922. He grew up in Malden, where he attended Malden Public Schools...
Catherine M. "Kay" Durant
Jul 23, 2007
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Catherine M. "Kay" Durant, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Monday July 23, 2007 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Chelsea following an extended illness. She was 84 years old. Kay was born in Boston on June 1, 1923. She grew up in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School. Kay...
Ruth M. (Carey) Collins
Jul 6, 2007
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Ruth M. (Carey) Collins, a 7 year resident of North Andover and former 25 year resident of Wakefield, died on Friday July 6, 2007 at her home in North Andover following an extended illness. She was 94 years old. Ruth was born in Malden on September 21, 1912. She grew up in Lynn where she attended Lynn Public...
Monica M. (Mcdonough) Auch
Jul 1, 2007
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Monica M. (McDonough) Auch, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Sunday July 1, 2007 at Dexter House Nursing Home in Malden following an extended illness. She was 66 years old. Monica was born in Boston and has lived in Charlestown her entire life where she attended Boston Public Schools. She began as a volunteer at the Life...
Eleanor A. (Smith) Boudreau
Jun 29, 2007
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Eleanor A. (Smith) Boudreau, a 65 year resident of Charlestown, died on Friday June 29, 2007 at The Academy Nursing Home in Andover following an extended illness. She was 87 years old. Eleanor was born in Madison, New Hampshire. She grew up there, where she attended her schooling there. She moved to Charlestown and has been a longtime...
Mary V. (Carney) Beaton
Jun 16, 2007
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Mary V. (Carney) Beaton, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, June 16, 2007, at Youville Hospital in Cambridge following a brief illness. Mary was 99 years old. Mary was born in Boston on July 10, 1907. She grew up in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools. For a number of years Mary was an Executive Secretary...
James M. Gunning
Jun 7, 2007
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James M. Gunning a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Thursday June 7, 2007 at The Chelsea Soldiers Home in Chelsea following a lengthy illness. He was 80 years old. Jim was born in Boston, he grew up in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools. He enlisted into the United States Army in November of 1950. He served...
Patricia A. "Patsy" (Curran) Sullivan
Jun 4, 2007
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Patricia A. "Patsy" (Curran) Sullivan, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died at her home in Charlestown on Monday June 4, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 76 years old. Patsy was born in Boston, she grew up in Charlestown, where she attended Boston Public Schools, she recieved an associates degree in liberal arts from Bunker...
Mary E. (Daly) Wrenn
May 25, 2007
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Mary E. (Daly) Wrenn a resident of Charlestown for over 75 years,who celebrated her 100th birthday on May 20, 2007 died on Friday May 25, 2007 at her home in Charlestown after a lenghty illness. Mary was born in County Cork, Ireland on May 20, 1907. She grew up in Cork, Ireland for several years and moved to...
Gertrude P. (O"Connell) Boesen
May 17, 2007
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Gertrude P. (O'Connell) Boesen, a 41 year resident of Wakefield, died on Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following an extended illness. She was 79 years old. Gertrude was born in Charlestown on February 9, 1928. She grew up in Charlestown, where she attended parochial grade school, the Clarence R. Edwards Middle School and...
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