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Frederick E. "Fred" Stearn
Sep 16, 2015
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Frederick E. "Fred" Stearn, a 22 year resident of Tewksbury and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a short courageous battle with cancer. He was 70 years old. Fred was born in Somerville on July 6, 1945 to the late Mary DeFusco and was adopted...
Mary L. "Nana Lou" (Findlay) Leonard
Sep 13, 2015
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Mary L. "Nana Lou" (Findlay) Leonard, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Sunday, September 13, 2015 while under hospice care at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home in Chelsea. She was 78 years old. Nana Lou was born in Boston on June 7, 1937, a daughter of the late Reginald Findlay and Mary (Devlin) Findlay....
Retired Melrose Police Patrolman, Joseph A. Leary
Sep 9, 2015
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Retired Melrose Police Patrolman, Joseph A. Leary, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a brief illness. He was 92 years old. Joe was born in Somerville on April 12, 1923 a son of the late Michael J. Leary and Agnes (Vogel) Leary. He grew up in Malden where he...
Patricia A. "Patsy" (Hickey) Yule
Sep 6, 2015
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Patricia A. "Patsy" (Hickey) Yule, a 15 year resident of Whitman and longtime resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Sunday, September 6, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. She was 76 years old. Patsy was born in Boston on September 22, 1938, a daughter of the late John...
David F. Cain
Aug 31, 2015
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David F. Cain, a 59 year resident of Melrose and Moody Beach, Maine, entered into eternal life on Monday, August 31, 2015 at his home in Melrose following an extended illness surrounded by his loving family. He was 83 years old. David was born in Somerville on September 21, 1931, a son of the late Leo Cain and...
Charles P. "Charlie" Lane
Aug 22, 2015
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Charles P. "Charlie" Lane, a 20 year resident of Malden and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 68 years old. Charlie was born in Boston on October 2, 1946, a son of the late Charles Byron Lane and Margaret (McDonnel) Lane. He grew up in...
Gerald F. "Jerry" Mcintosh
Aug 22, 2015
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Gerald F. "Jerry" McIntosh, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He was nearly 80 years old. Jerry was born in Boston on August 31, 1935, a son of the late William H. McIntosh and Nellie (Hanlon) McIntosh. He grew up in Charlestown where he...
Edward M. "Ed" Gadowski
Aug 15, 2015
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Edward M. "Ed" Gadowski, a 14 year resident of Somerville and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at John Adams Healthcare Nursing Home in Quincy following an extended illness. He was 69 years old. Ed was born in Cambridge on March 31, 1946, a son of the late Edward Gadowski and Mary...
Daniel P. "Danny" O'Neil
Aug 11, 2015
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Daniel P. "Danny" O'Neil, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 70 years old. Danny was born in Boston on March 31, 1945, a son of the late Laurence T. O'Neil and Mary A. (Furlong) O'Neil. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended...
Charles C. "Charlie" Hayes
Aug 6, 2015
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Charles C. "Charlie" Hayes, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his home in Charlestown following a 2 month battle with cancer. He was 82 years old. Charlie was born in Boston on August 25, 1932, a son of the late George Terrell and Mary (Hawkins) Hayes. He grew up...
Barbara Ann (Chambers) Lewis
Aug 6, 2015
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Barbara Ann (Chambers) Lewis, a lifelong Charlestown resident, entered into eternal life on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following an unexpected illness. She was 72 years old. Barbara was born in Boston on October 24, 1942, a daughter of the late James A. Chambers and Rita (Casaletto) Chambers. She grew up in Charlestown...
Laurence E. "Larry" Dewey
Aug 4, 2015
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Laurence E. "Larry" Dewey, a longtime resident of Somerville and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, New Hampshire following a brief illness. He was 69 years old. Larry was born in Somerville on November 29, 1945, a son of Mary (Reilly) Dewey and Laurence A....
Mary Patricia Shanahan
Aug 3, 2015
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Mary Patricia Shanahan (formerly Sr. Mary Patrick, Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul) passed away at The Sawtell Hospice House in Reading on Monday, August 3, 2015. She was 74 years old. Mary was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts on June 10, 1941 a daughter of the late Patrick Shanahan and Mary (McLaughlin) Shanahan. Mary was an...
Judith "Judy" Messenheimer
Aug 3, 2015
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Judith "Judy" Messenheimer, a 14 year resident of Medford and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly at her home in Medford on Tuesday, August 3, 2015. She was 58 years old. Judy was born in Kingston, New York on February 5, 1957, a daughter of Doris (Joyce) Messenheimer and Paul Messenheimer. She grew up in Charlestown...
James M. "Jim" Moysey
Aug 1, 2015
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James M. "Jim" Moysey, a 20 year resident of Winthrop and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life at his home in Winthrop following a valiant and courageous battle with ALS on Saturday, August 1, 2015. He was 71 years old. Jim was born in Boston on November 8, 1943, a son of the late Henry Moysey and...
Jean E. (Clancy) Gallagher
Jul 30, 2015
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Jean E. (Clancy) Gallagher, a resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life at her home on Thursday, July 30, 2015. She was 72 years old. Jean was born in Melrose on December 30, 1942, a daughter of the late Hugh Elliot Clancy and Mildred (Weston) Clancy. Jean is the devoted wife of William Gallagher. She is the beloved...
Joan M. (Green) Dyer
Jul 28, 2015
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Joan M.(Green) Dyer, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at the Epoch of Melrose Nursing Home in Melrose following a brief illness. She was 82 years old. Joan was born in Boston on May 19, 1933, a daughter of the late Edward M. Green and Catherine M. (Sliney) Green. She...
Annmarie "Ann" (Mccormick) Crilley
Jul 21, 2015
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Annmarie "Ann" (McCormick) Crilley, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, entered into eternal life suddenly on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 74 years old. Ann was born in Charlestown on May 21, 1941, a daughter of the late Robert McCormick and Margaret (Connolly) McCormick. She grew up un Charlestown where she...
Mary Ellen (Wrenn) Howell
Jul 18, 2015
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Mary Ellen (Wrenn) Howell, a lifelong Charlestown resident, entered into eternal life on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at her home in Charlestown following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 80 years old. Mary Ellen was born in Cambridge on October 29, 1934, a daughter of the late Daniel J. Wrenn and Mary (Daly) Wrenn. She grew up...
Dennis J. O'Hearn
Jul 18, 2015
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Dennis J. O'Hearn, a longtime resident of Somerville and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston following a valiant and courageous battle with cancer. He was 60 years old. Dennis was born in Boston on January 4, 1955, a son of the late Peter O'Hearn and...
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