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Dr. Joseph E. Ryan

Dr. Joseph E. Ryan

Oct 22, 2007

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Dr. Joseph E. Ryan, a resident of South Boston and former resident of Charlestown, died on Monday October 22, 2007 at Braintree Manor Nursing Home in Braintree following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. Dr. Ryan was born in Charlestown on August 20, 1944. He grew up in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools....

Leonard Macdonald

Leonard Macdonald

Oct 16, 2007

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Leonard MacDonald, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly on Tuesday October 16, 2007 at the Golden Living Center Nursing Home in Melrose. He was 90 years old. Lenny was born in Boston on August 2, 1917. He grew up in Wakefield where he attended the former Lincoln School and graduated from Wakefield High School. He worked for...

Joseph M. Cannizzaro

Joseph M. Cannizzaro

Oct 13, 2007

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Joseph M. Cannizzaro, a longtime resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at The North End Nursing Home in Boston after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 66 years old. Joe was born in Boston, he grew up in South Boston where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from South Boston High...

Candeloro J. "Rocco" Maffa

Candeloro J. "Rocco" Maffa

Oct 11, 2007

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Candeloro J. "Rocco" Maffa, a 37 year resident of Wakefield, died on Thursday October 11, 2007 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following an extended illness. He was 80 years old. Rocco was born in Boston on March 19, 1927. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools. He began working at the Boston Naval Shipyard before enlisting...

Margaret "Margie" (Upton) Fitzpatrick

Margaret "Margie" (Upton) Fitzpatrick

Oct 9, 2007

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Margaret "Margie" (Upton) Fitzpatrick, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Tuesday October 9, 2007 at her home in Charlestown after a 2 year battle with cancer. She was 68 years old. Margie was born in Boston, grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools. Margie, along with her husband were the owners of Jopa's Pizza...

Joanne B. (Auch) Krol

Joanne B. (Auch) Krol

Oct 7, 2007

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Joanne B. (Auch) Krol, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Sunday, October 7, 2007 at her home in Charlestown after a very courageous battle with colon cancer. She was 52 years old. Joanne was born in Boston, she grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1972. Joanne...

Myrtle "Jerry" (Stults) Krol

Myrtle "Jerry" (Stults) Krol

Oct 4, 2007

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Myrtle "Jerry" (Stults) Krol, a 66 year resident of Charlestown, died on Thursday October 4, 2007 at East Point Nursing Home in Chelsea after an extended illness. She was 91 years old. Jerry was born in Maine in 1915. She grew up there and attended all of her schooling there. Jerry moved to Charlestown in 1941. She has...

Owen J. Doherty

Owen J. Doherty

Oct 4, 2007

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Owen J. Doherty, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died suddenly at his home on Thursday, October 4, 2007. He was 88 years old. Owen was born in Charlestown and grew up there, where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1937. He worked for a few years as an electrician for several companies...

William J. Bullock Jr.

William J. Bullock Jr.

Sep 26, 2007

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William J. Bullock Jr., a 60 year resident of Somerville, died on Wednesday September 26, 2007 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following an extended illness. He was 79 years old. Bill was born in Boston and grew up in Somerville where he attended Somerville Public Schools. He enlisted into the United States Navy in December of 1945....

Joan A. (Kavanagh) Boyden

Joan A. (Kavanagh) Boyden

Sep 24, 2007

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Joan A. (Kavanagh) Boyden, of Medford and formerly of Somerville and Charlestown, died on Monday, September 24, 2007, at her home in Medford after a very courageous battle with cancer. She was 62 years old. Joan was born in Boston on December 17, 1944. She grew up in Charlestown, where she attended St. Francis De Sales and St....

Rosemarie (Faretra) Chiuve

Rosemarie (Faretra) Chiuve

Sep 24, 2007

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Rosemarie (Faretra) Chiuve, a 30 year resident of Stoneham and former 24 year resident of Melrose, died on Monday, September 24, 2007, at Winchester Hospital following a brief illness. She was 77 years old. Rosemarie was born in Boston on January 19, 1930. She grew up in East Boston where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from...

Tracy A. (Blaising) Cintolo

Tracy A. (Blaising) Cintolo

Sep 17, 2007

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Tracy A. (Blaising) Cintolo, a 17 year resident of Melrose died on Monday, September 17, 2007 at her home in Melrose after a very courageous battle with colon cancer. She was 46 years old. Tracy was born on January 1, 1961 in Mansfield, Ohio. She grew up there and attended Mansfield Public Schools and graduated from Mansfield High...

Stephen P. Davis

Stephen P. Davis

Sep 17, 2007

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Stephen P. Davis, of Framingham and formerly of Charlestown, died unexpectedly at his home in Framingham on August 31, 2007. He was 46 years old. Stephen was born in Boston on February 22, 1961. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1978. Stephen had been working as...

Mary "Marie" (Herlihy) Castor

Mary "Marie" (Herlihy) Castor

Sep 6, 2007

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Mary "Marie" (Herlihy) Castor, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Annemark Nursing Home in Revere following a brief illness. She was 86 years old. Marie was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School. Marie has been a homemaker most...

Leo F. Martel

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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