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Gail F. (Sullivan) O'Neill
Nov 1, 2005
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Gail F. (Sullivan) O'Neill, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Tuesday November 1, 2005, at Epoch Nursing Home in Melrose following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 64 years old. Gail was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1959. She has...
Richard M. Scadding
Oct 30, 2005
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Richard M. Scadding a lifelong Charlestown resident died in Brockton on Sunday October 30, 2005 following a long illness. He was 80 years old. Richard was born in Boston and attended Boston Public Schools. He worked as a laborer for several construction companies for many years. He was the beloved son of the late John and Julia (Connolly)...
Grace A. Meehan
Oct 28, 2005
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Grace A. Meehan a lifelong resident of Charlestown died on Friday October 28, 2005 at the North End Nursing Home in Boston following a long illness. She was 79 years old. Grace was born in Boston and attended Boston Public Schools. She worked as a secretary for many years for a local insurance company. Grace was the daughter...
John V. O'Connell
Oct 21, 2005
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John V. O'Connell, age 21 years, died suddenly Friday evening, October 21st, at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, MA, after a confrontation in Westfield . As a senior at Westfield State, John was to graduate in June 2006. A lifelong Quincy resident, John attended St. Agatha's Grammar School in Milton, the Atlantic Middle School in Quincy and...
Esther F. (Herman) Fitzpatrick
Oct 17, 2005
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Esther F. (Herman) Fitzpatarick, a thirty-five year resident of Charlestown, died on Monday, October 17, 2005, at her residence following a long illness. She was 80 years old. Esther was born in Cambridge and grew up in the West End of Boston where she attended Boston Public Schools. She was a homemaker. Esther was the beloved wife of...
Peter Gerard O'Donnell
Oct 6, 2005
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Peter G. O'Donnell, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Thursday, October 6, 2005, at his home after a courageous six month battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Peter was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended St. Mary's Grammar School, Christopher Columbus High School and graduated from Charlestown High School. He...
John L. Callahan
Oct 5, 2005
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John L. Callahan, at age 79, of Charlestown, MA, went to our lord on July 28, 2005, to be reunited with his beloved wife, Grace A. (Doherty) (1970) and devoted son John P. Callahan (2001 of Boynton Beach, FL) John passed peacefully at his winter home in Hawaii with family at his side after a short and courageous...
Marie ( Sullivan ) Novello
Oct 4, 2005
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Marie (Sullivan) Novello an 8 year resident of Malden and former lifelong resident of Charlestown died on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital after a short illness. She was 67 years old. Marie was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Julie Billiard High School located in...
Michael J. Hayward
Oct 3, 2005
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Michael J. Hayward of Revere, formerly of Lawrence, died suddenly at Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday, October 3, 2005. He was 27 years old. Born in Everett on March 19, 1978, Michael moved to Lawrence as a teenager and then to Revere where he has lived for the past several years. Michael was an electrician and has worked...
Lydia Libau
Sep 29, 2005
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Lydia Libau a 31 year resident of Malden died on Thursday September 29, 2005 at Youville Hospital in Cambridge following a short illness. She was 87 years old. Lydia was born in Blagovescenska, Siberia on August 5, 1918. Her family settled in Latvia while escaping Communist control by the Russian Government during World War 1. She grew up...
Mary E. (Ford) Lanzillo
Sep 2, 2005
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Mary Elizabeth (Ford) Lanzillo a 19 year resident of Stoneham and former lifelong resident of Wakefield, died on Friday September 2, 2005 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose after a brief illness. She was 90 years old. Mary was born on May 25, 1915 in Wakefield, Ma. She was the daughter of Edward Ford and Mary (Butler) Ford. Mary...
Robert A. White
Aug 25, 2005
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Robert A. White a 20 year resident of Amesbury and former lifelong resident of Charlestown died on Thursday August 25, 2005 at Kindred Hospital in Peabody following a long illness. He was 72 years old. Robert was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in...
Margaret J. (Downey) Brady
Aug 24, 2005
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Margaret J. (Downey) Brady a lifelong Charlestown resident died in her home on Wednesday August 24, 2005 following a long illness with cancer. She was 80 years old. Margaret was born in Charlestown and grew up there. She attended Boston Public Schools. She was a homemaker. Margaret is the loving wife of 61 years to Hugh "Red" Brady....
Daniel J. Gorman
Aug 19, 2005
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Daniel Joseph Gorman, a 2 year resident of Montross, Virginia, and former 37 year resident of San Francisco, California, died in his home on Friday August 19, 2005, following a long battle with cancer. He was 71 years old. Danny was born in Boston and moved to Cork City, Ireland, with his family for a brief time. His...
John J. Cummings
Aug 11, 2005
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John J. Cummings a lifelong Charlestown, Ma. resident died at his home on Thursday August 11, 2005 following a long illness. He was 84 years old. John was born in Charlestown and grew up there where he attended Boston Public Schools. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served during World War 2. He was employed by...
Anna A. (Lennox) Lent
Aug 7, 2005
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Anna A. (Lennox) Lent, a fifteen year resident of Everett and former forty year residsent of Charlestown died on Sunday, August 7, 2005, in the Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere following a long illness. She was 75 years old. Anna was born in Salem, MA, and grew up there attending Salem Public Schools. She moved to Charlestown...
David W. Doig
Aug 7, 2005
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David W. Doig a 19 year resident of Melrose and former resident of Lexington and East Boston died at his home on Sunday, August 7, 2005, following a long battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. David was born in Somerville and grew up in East Boston where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from East...
Helen P. Monahan
Jul 31, 2005
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Helen P. Monahan, age 97, a lifelong Charlestown resident died Sunday evening, July 31, 2005, at the Marion Manor Nursing Home after a prolong illness. Helen attended St. Mary's Grammar School in Charlestown and is a graduate of the Boston Clerical School. She worked as secretary for the Murray Confectionary Company in Boston for 15 years. Helen later...
Arthur W. Russell
Jul 28, 2005
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Arthur W. Russell a life long Charlestown resident died at his home on July 28, 2005, following a lengthy illness. He was 76 years old. Arthur grew up in Charlestown and attended St. Mary's Grammar School and later graduated from Commerce High School in Boston in 1946. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1946 and was...
Charles Gellock
Jul 28, 2005
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Charles Gellock of Wakefield died at the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield on July 28, 2005. He was 81 years old. Charlie was a former resident of the Heritage House in Malden before becoming a resident of the Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield. He is survived by his many loving friends from the Heritage...
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