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Rita A. (Connolly) Brady
Feb 5, 2019
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Rita A. (Connolly) Brady, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was 92 years of age. Rita was born in Boston on October 17, 1926, a daughter of the late Martin Connolly and Abby (Connolly) Connolly. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended St....
John E. "Jack" Collins Jr.
Feb 1, 2019
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John E. "Jack" Collins Jr., a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, February 1, 2019 at the North End Rehabilitation and Health Center. He was 76 years of age. Jack was born in Boston on December 22, 1942, a son of the late John E. Collins and Mildred R. (Cotter) Collins. He grew up...
Lance A. Lafreniere
Jan 28, 2019
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Lance A. LaFreniere, an 8 year resident of Hanover and former 9 year resident of Rockland and formerly of Charlestown passed away suddenly on Monday, January 28, 2019. He was 51 years of age. Lance was born in Somerville on July 27, 1967, a son of the late Herbert LaFreniere and Barbara (Gearin) LaFreniere. He grew up in...
James P. "Jim" Mcgoniagle
Jan 25, 2019
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James P. "Jim" McGoniagle, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 87 years of age. Jim was born in Cambridge on April 6, 1931, a son of the late Patrick McGoniagle and Mary (Geary) McGoniagle. He grew up in Charlestown where he was...
John F. Collier
Jan 25, 2019
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John F. Collier, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Friday, January 25, 2019. He was 54 years of age. John was born in Somerville on October 14, 1964, a son of Robert H. Collier and Evelyn M. (O'Donnell) Collier. He grew up in Charlestown and was educated at St. Benedict's Parochial School in...
Joan M. (Coleman) Hansen
Jan 24, 2019
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Joan M. (Coleman) Hansen, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 85 years of age. Joan was born in Boston on May 8, 1933, a daughter of the late Patrick J. Coleman and Mary (McCarthy) Coleman. She grew up in Charlestown where she...
Claire M. (Peltier) Delmedico
Jan 17, 2019
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Claire M. (Peltier) DelMedico, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at her home in Charlestown. She was 63 years of age. Claire was born in Waltham on May 13, 1955, a daughter of the late John E. Peltier and Elizabeth F. (Richards) Peltier. She grew up in Charlestown where...
Daniel R. "Moe" Devlin
Jan 16, 2019
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Daniel R. "Moe" Devlin, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the North End Rehabilitation and Care Center in Boston. He was 72 years of age. Moe was born in Boston on July 1, 1946, a son of the late Harold W. Devlin and Mary V. (Quinn) Devlin. He grew...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Reffi) Hennessy
Jan 16, 2019
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Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Reffi) Hennessy, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the North End Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Boston. She was 86 years of age. Betty was born in Boston on January 23, 1932, a daughter of the late Manlio Reffi and Annie (Abate) Reffi. She grew...
Barbara A. (Peters) Kelly
Jan 10, 2019
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Barbara A. (Peters) Kelly, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at her home in Charlestown. She was 83 years of age. Barbara was born in Malden on April 30, 1935, a daughter of the late Arthur Peters and Jane E. (Nolan) Peters. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended...
Robert A. "Bob" Cooper
Jan 9, 2019
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Robert A. "Bob" Cooper, a 25 year resident of Charlestown and formerly of Medford, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford. He was 76 years of age. Bob was born in Medford on August 19, 1942, a son of the late Charles L. Cooper and Mary A. (Feeney)...
Jane T. (Wojceshonek) Duncan
Jan 3, 2019
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Jane T. (Wojceshonek) Duncan, a 70 year resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Chelsea. She was 86 years of age. Jane was born in Claremont, New Hampshire on November 15, 1932, a daughter of the late Julian Wojceshonek and Stephania (Krasowski) Wojceshonek. Jane grew up...
Mary G. Jesso
Jan 2, 2019
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Mary G. Jesso, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the Chelsea Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 90 years of age. Mary was born in Boston on August 8, 1928, a daughter of the late Michael A. Jesso and Mary G. (DeCristoforo) Jesso. She grew up in Charlestown...
Albert M. "Al" Reilly
Dec 31, 2018
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Albert M. "Al" Reilly, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday, December 31, 2018 at his home in Charlestown. He was 78 years of age. Al was born in Boston on May 14, 1940, a son of the late Maurice Reilly and Dorothy (Titman) Reilly. He grew up in Charlestown where he was educated...
Carol A. O'Brien
Dec 28, 2018
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Carol A. O'Brien, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, December 28, 2018 at her home in Charlestown. She was 80 years of age. Carol was born in Boston on June 7, 1938, a daughter of the late Gerald T. O'Brien and Catherine V. (Hayes) O'Brien. She grew up in Charlestown where she was...
Samuel P. Huntington
Dec 26, 2018
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Samuel P. Huntington, a resident of Lynnfield, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, Decemebr 26, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. He was 76 years of age. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Samuel's visiting hour on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 11 A.M. to 12 P.M. followed by his Funeral Service at 12...
Retired Boston Fire Department Captain, Edward J. "Eddie" Kavanagh
Dec 21, 2018
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Retired Boston Fire Department Captain, Edward J. "Eddie" Kavanagh, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly at his home in Charlestown on Friday, December 21, 2018. He was 88 years of age. Eddie was born in Somerville on November 18, 1930, a son of the late Edward Kavanagh and Mary (Carberry) Kavanagh both formerly of...
Eileen J. (Sullivan) Kelly
Dec 19, 2018
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Eileen J. (Sullivan) Kelly, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 84 years of age. Eileen was born in Boston on December 22, 1933, a daughter of the late Daniel Sullivan and Anne (Flynn) Sullivan. She grew up in Charlestown where she was...
Mary E. Mahoney
Dec 19, 2018
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Mary E. Mahoney, a 50 year resident of Boston and formerly of Haverhill, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Leonard Florence Center in Chelsea. She was 85 years of age. Mary was born in Haverhill on June 17, 1933, a daughter of the late Daniel J. Mahoney and Mary G. (Tannian) Mahoney. She...
Michael R. Tognarelli
Dec 15, 2018
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Michael R. Tognarelli, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge. He was 52 years of age. Michael was born in Boston on February 20, 1966, a son of Florence (Dunbar) Tognarelli and Mario Tognarelli. He grew up in Charlestown where he was educated at St....
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