Obituaries
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Shirley H. (Florentino) Doherty
Feb 20, 2023
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Shirley H. (Florentino) Doherty, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday, February 20, 2023 at her home in Charlestown. She was 88 years of age. Shirley was born in Boston on January 14, 1935, a daughter of the late Arthur Florentino and Helen B (Armstrong) Florentino. She grew up in Charlestown where she was...
Michael Patrick ''Murph'' Murphy
Feb 18, 2023
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Michael Patrick Murphy, a resident of Saugus and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life unexpectedly at his home in Saugus on Saturday, February 18, 2023 following a short battle with cancer. He was 54 years of age. Michael "Murph" was educated in the Boston school system. He was employed by the Boston Globe, Teamsters Local 1, Mailers...
Paul M. Murray
Feb 17, 2023
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Paul M. Murray, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, February 17, 2023 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 92 years of age. Paul was born in Boston on January 31, 1931, a son of the late Michael Murray and Mary (Howard) Murray. He grew up in Charlestown where he was educated in...
Maureen D. (Ward) Puglielli
Feb 17, 2023
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Maureen D. (Ward) Puglielli, a 34 year resident of Saugus and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, February 17, 2023 at her home in Saugus surrounded by her loving family. She was 63 years of age. Maureen was born in Boston on May 23, 1959, a daughter of the late Francis X. "Red" Ward and...
Matthew P. ''Matt'' Boyson
Feb 4, 2023
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Matthew P. "Matt" Boyson, an auto detailer and father of one, died peacefully in his sleep on February 4, 2023 at his home in Framingham. He was 44 years of age. Matt, as he was known to his friends and family, was a life-long tinkerer, a lover of cars and machines. He spent his days helping people have...
Nancy Marie Longo
Feb 4, 2023
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Nancy Marie Longo, a resident of East Boston and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 63 years of age. Nancy was born in Somerville on April 11, 1959, a daughter of the late Raymond E.A. Longo and Mary...
Maureen T. (Upton) Doherty
Feb 2, 2023
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Maureen T. (Upton) Doherty, a longtime resident of both Hampton, New Hampshire and Deerfield, Florida and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Pilgrim Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Peabody. She was 76 years of age. Maureen was born in Boston on June 8, 1946, a daughter of the late Joseph Upton and...
Former Crossing Guard At St. Francis De Sales School, Mary (Bradley) Fullerton-Walsh
Feb 2, 2023
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Former Crossing Guard at St. Francis De Sales School in Charlestown, Mary (Bradley) Fullerton-Walsh, a resident of Salem, New Hampshire and formerly of Charlestown and Shandrum, County Donegal, Ireland, entered into eternal life on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at her son's home in Haverhill. She was 98 years of age. Mary was born in Shandrum, County Donegal, Ireland...
Judith M. ''Judie'' (Connors) Bowman
Jan 29, 2023
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Judith M. "Judie" (Connors) Bowman, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at her home in Charlestown. She was 60 years of age. Judie was born in Boston on November 2, 1962, a daughter of Mary M. (Hennigan) Connors and the late Charles Connors. She grew up in Charlestown and...
John P. ''Pat'' Dunphy
Jan 28, 2023
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John Patrick "Pat" Dunphy, born October 17, 1945 from Newfoundland Canada a long time resident of Charlestown Massachusetts and most recently of North Andover Massachusetts, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a long and hard fought illness. Pat was born in Newfoundland Canada to John "Jack" Dunphy and Elizabeth "Betty" Smith Dunphy. He grew up in Charlestown...
Lillian D. (Dupont) Pike
Jan 27, 2023
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Lillian D. (Dupont) Pike, a longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 27, 2023 at The Briarwood Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Needham. She was 98 years of age. Lillian was born in Maine on June 13, 1924, a daughter of the late Ralph Dupont and Yvonne (Roy) Dupont. She grew up in Charlestown where...
Kathleen M. ''Kathy'' (Cummings) Whalen
Jan 25, 2023
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Kathleen M. "Kathy" (Cummings) Whalen, a 15 year resident of Revere and formerly of Melrose and Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at her home in Revere. She was 69 years of age. Kathy was born in Boston on October 18, 1953, a daughter of the late Claire (Nickerson) Norton and Joseph Norton....
Norman P. Doherty
Jan 13, 2023
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Norman P. Doherty, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 13, 2023, at the Wakefield Center Nursing Home. He was 78 years of age. Norman was born in Boston on August 28, 1944, a son of the late Joseph M. Doherty and Loretta (Ebsary) Doherty. He grew up in Charlestown where he was...
Carol A. (Bartnick) Begley
Jan 13, 2023
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Carol A. (Bartnick) Begley, a 6 year resident of Charlestown and formerly of Walpole and Bronx, New York, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 13, 2023 at her home in Charlestown, following a brief battle with cancer. She was 67 years of age. Carol was born in Bronxville, New York on August 6, 1955, a daughter of...
Marilyn ''Cissy'' (Suprey) Greatorex
Jan 13, 2023
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Marilyn "Cissy" (Suprey) Greatorex, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 13, 2023 at her home in Charlestown. She was 74 years of age. Cissy was born in Chelsea on October 8, 1948, a daughter of the late retired Boston Police Officer Walter H. Suprey and Mary E. (McNeil) Suprey. She grew up...
Jean R. (Mar Tang) Chin
Jan 12, 2023
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Jean R Chin née MarTang , a resident of Somerville , passed away suddenly on Thursday January 12 , 2023 at Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 80 years old. Jean was born in Trinidad, West Indies, to the late James and MeeLan MarTang and was one of 7 children. She was the first in her family to gain...
Robert B. ''Bobby'' Leeman
Jan 5, 2023
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Robert B. "Bobby" Leeman, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Boston Medical Center following a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He was 58 years of age. Bobby was born in Somerville on September 2, 1964, a son of the late John...
John F. Sullivan
Jan 5, 2023
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John F. Sullivan, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 62 years of age. John was born in Boston on November 8, 1960, a son of the late John F. Sullivan and Margaret (Kerins) Sullivan. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended St....
Alfred G. ''Al'' Snow
Jan 5, 2023
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Alfred G. "Al" Snow, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at the Mt. Auburn Hospital. He was 85 years of age. Al was born in Winthrop on November 21st, 1937, the son of the late Alfred J. Snow and Evelyn (Bonin) Snow. He grew up in Charlestown and was educated...
Francis ''Frank'' Mccormick
Jan 3, 2023
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Francis "Frank" McCormick, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 78 years of age. Frank was born at home on 58 Decatur Street in Charlestown into a huge and loving family, in later years the family moved to Wallace Court...
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