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Karla M. (Auch) Orpen
Sep 14, 2016
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Karla M. (Auch) Orpen, a 6 year resident of Medford and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 59 years of age. Karla was born in Boston on January 16, 1957, a daughter of the late Bernard Auch and Joan (Eliopoulos) Auch. She...
Robert "Bob-Woodsie" Woods
Sep 10, 2016
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Robert "Bob-Woodsie" Woods, a 35 year resident of Charlestown and former longtime resident of South Boston, entered into eternal life on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following an extended illness. He was 59 years old. Bob was born in Boston on November 9, 1956, a son of the late John G.H. Woods and...
Deborah A. "Debbie" Mccreevan
Sep 8, 2016
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Deborah Ann "Debbie" McCreevan, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at her home in Charlestown. She was 50 years old. Debbie was born in Boston on February 4, 1966, a daughter of the late John J. "Mac" McCreevan and Helen P. "Honey" (Monagle) McCreevan. She grew up in Charlestown...
Mary A. (Ferreira) Lupo
Sep 1, 2016
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Mary A. (Ferreira) Lupo, a 20 year resident of Somerville and formerly of Charlestown for over 40 years, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at her home in Somerville. She was 79 years of age. Mary was born in Troy, New York on March, 30, 1937 a daughter of the late Arthur Ferreira and Edna Ruth (Hamilton)...
Mary T. "Mae" (Sullivan) Doherty
Aug 28, 2016
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Mary T. "Mae" (Sullivan) Doherty, a lifelong resident of Charlestown and Osterville, entered into eternal life on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Leonard Florence Center For Living in Chelsea following an extended illness. She was 86 years old. Mary was born in Boston on April 12, 1930, a daughter of the late Patrick Sullivan and Mary (Murphy) Sullivan....
Diane G. (Farrell) Hansen
Aug 27, 2016
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Diane G. (Farrell) Hansen, an 8 year resident of Woburn and former 12 year resident of Chelsea and longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home in Woburn following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 66 years old. Diane was born in Boston on November 8, 1949, a daughter...
Patricia A. "Pat" (Collins) Mahoney
Aug 26, 2016
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Patricia A. "Pat" (Collins) Mahoney, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Chelsea following an extended illness. She was 77 years old. Pat was born in Boston on March 16, 1939, a daughter of the late John E. Collins Jr. and Mildred R. (Cotter)...
Sharon K. Mclaughlin-Uiterwijk
Aug 18, 2016
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Sharon K. McLaughlin-Uiterwijk, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 45 years old. Sharon was born in Boston on March 18, 1971, a daughter of Theresa N. (Coleman) McLaughlin and Thomas P. McLaughlin. She grew up in Charlestown where she was educated...
Mary E. (Kane) Bowman
Aug 3, 2016
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Mary E. (Kane) Bowman, a 36 year resident of Everett and former longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 75 years old. Mary was born in Boston on June 13, 1941, a daughter of the late Joseph Kane and Theresa (Harrigan) Kane. She...
Eugene J. "Gene" Doe Jr.
Aug 1, 2016
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Eugene J. "Gene" Doe Jr., a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Monday, August 1, 2016 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a short illness. He was 79 years of age. Gene was born in Boston on November 12, 1936, a son of the late Eugene J. Doe and Rose M. (Doherty) Doe....
Kathleen R. Borden
Jul 29, 2016
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Kathleen R. Borden, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, July 29, 2016 at Care One Nursing Facility in Lowell following a lengthy illness. She was 56 years of age. Kathleen was born in Boston on January 15, 1960, a daughter of the late Kenneth "Pat" Borden and Margaret (Connell) Borden. She grew up...
Retired Boston Police Detective, Robert J. "Doug" Donahue
Jul 29, 2016
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Retired Boston Police Detective Robert J. "Doug" Donahue, a 62 year resident of Winthrop and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, July 29, 2016 surrounded by his loving family at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following an extended illness. He was 84 years old. Doug was born in Boston on March 29, 1932, a son...
Francis X. "Frank" Miller
Jul 28, 2016
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Francis X. "Frank" Miller, a resident of Quincy and South Boston and formerly of Kingston, entered into eternal life suddenly on Thursday July 28, 2016 at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth following a long struggle with addiction. He was 28 years old. Frank was born in Winchester on January 21, 1988, a son of Diane F. (McInnis) Miller...
Ann Marie Long
Jul 27, 2016
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Ann Marie Long, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following an extended illness. She was 58 years old. Ann Marie was born in Boston on June 17, 1958, a daughter of the late Howard Long and Margaret (Mullan) Kirk. She grew up in Charlestown...
Mary Louise (Macmillan) Macmillan
Jul 20, 2016
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Mary Louise (MacMillan) MacMillan, a lifelong resident of Saugus, entered into eternal life unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 20, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. She was 80 years old. Mary Louise was born in Saugus on June 28, 1936, a daughter of the late Charles E. MacMillan and Janet W. MacMillan. Mary Louise worked as a Legal Secretary...
Judith L. "Judy" (Hackett) Gallo
Jul 13, 2016
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Judith L. "Judy" (Hackett) Gallo, a 15 year resident of Saugus and formerly of Somerville, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Glen Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation in Medford following an extended illness. She was 77 years old. Judy was born in Cambridge on September 2, 1939, a daughter of the late William Hackett and...
John A. "Jackie" Dewey
Jul 13, 2016
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John A. "Jackie" Dewey, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Winchester Hospital in Winchester. He was 63 years old. Jackie was born on June 16, 1953, a son of Mary (Reilly) Dewey and Laurence A. Dewey. He grew up in Charlestown where he was educated at St. Francis...
John J. Gonnella Jr.
Jul 8, 2016
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John J. Gonnella Jr., a 36 year resident of Peabody and former 23 year resident of Somerville and longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Rosewood Nursing & Rehabilitation in Peabody following an extended illness. He was 85 years old. John was born in Somerville on December 11, 1930, a son...
June R. (Bradford) Teixeira
Jul 7, 2016
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June R. (Bradford) Teixeira, a resident of Charlestown for over 70 years, entered into eternal life peacefully on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following an extended illness. She was 96 years old. June was born in Brookline on November 5, 1919, a daughter of the late James L. Bradford and Alice E. (Magennity) Bradford....
Donald J. Lapointe
Jul 2, 2016
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DONALD J. LAPOINTE, A RESIDENT OF BROCKTON AND FORMER LONGTIME RESIDENT OF CHARLESTOWN, ENTERED INTO ETERNAL LIFE SUDDENLY ON SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016 AT GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER IN BROCKTON. HE WAS 53 YEARS OLD. DONALD WAS BORN IN BOSTON ON MARCH 10, 1963, A SON OF THE LATE GUY J. LAPOINTE AND CLAIRE L. (JAMES) LAPOINTE. HE...
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