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Dorothy F. "Dotty" (Cotter) Greatorex
Nov 11, 2011
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Dorothy F. "Dotty" (Cotter) Greatorex, a resident of Everett for 11 years and former longtime resident of Charlestown, died on Friday, November 11, 2011 unexpectedly at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was 69 years old. Dotty was born in Boston and raised by William and Dorothy Keniston and Margaret O'Callahan. She grew up in Charlestown where she...
Miriam A. (Sloan) English
Nov 8, 2011
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Miriam A. (Sloan) English, a 50 year resident of Charlestown, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at her home in Charlestown. She was 75 years old. Miriam was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey where she grew up and attended schools. Miriam worked for more than 30 years as a Home Health Aide in the North Shore area...
Richard S. O'Brien
Oct 29, 2011
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Richard S. O'Brien, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 61 years old. Richie was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1968 and...
Mary T. (O'Connor) Sweeney-Elias
Oct 29, 2011
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Mary T. (O'Connor) Sweeney-Elias, a longtime resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at her home in Charlestown following a lengthy illness. She was 82 years old. Mary was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1947. She worked for several years...
Quinlan B. Junta
Oct 23, 2011
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Quinlan B. Junta of Reading, died suddenly on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He was 21 years old. Quinlan was born in Melrose on November 28, 1989 to Michele (Barrett) and Thomas F. Junta. He grew up in Reading where he attended Barrows Elementay School, Parker Middle School and graduated from Reading Memorial High...
Edward J. Keating (Retired Lt. Boston Police Dept.)
Oct 17, 2011
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Edward J. Keating, a retired Lieutenant for the Boston Police Department and lifelong Charlestown resident, died on Monday, October 17, 2011 at his home in Charlestown following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 82 years old. Ed was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Commerce High...
William T. "Bill" Daly
Oct 16, 2011
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William T. "Bill" Daly, a 9 year resident of Everett and former 35 year resident of Melrose, died on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 78 years old. Bill was born in Chelsea on November 3, 1932 to the late John and Ethel Daly....
Anthony R. "Butchie" Depietro Jr.
Oct 10, 2011
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Anthony R. "Butchie" DePietro Jr., a 14 year resident of Wakefield and formerly of Chelsea, died on Monday, October 10, 2011, at The Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a 4 month battle with cancer. He was 68 years old. Anthony was born in Boston on July 29, 1943 to the late Anthony R. and Rose (Forgione)...
Lia M. Raptis
Oct 7, 2011
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Lia M. Raptis, a resident of Nashua, New Hampshire, died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at The Elms Nursing Home in Milford, New Hampshire after an extended illness. She was 71 years old. Lia was born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire and attended schools there. She left Nashua in 1960 to find work in Boston. She became...
Mary R. (Mcinnis) Dussault
Oct 7, 2011
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Mary R. (McInnis) Dussault, a 43 year resident of Wakefield, died on Friday, October 7, 2011 at her son's home in North Andover following an extended illness. She was 73 years old. Mary was born in Boston on February 17, 1938 to the late Bennet F. and Gertrude (Gillis) McInnis. Mary grew up in Cambridge where she attend...
Robert F. "Boston Bob" Alix
Oct 3, 2011
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Robert F. "Boston Bob" Alix, a resident of Ridgway, Pennsylvannia for 31 years, died suddenly at his home in Pennsylvannia on Monday, October 3, 2011. He was 80 years old. Bob was born in Boston in 1931 and grew up in the Beacon Hill and West End sections of Boston where he attended Boston Public Schools. He enlisted...
Emily E. (Venturelli) Demattia
Sep 27, 2011
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Emily E. (Venturelli) DeMattia, a lifelong resident of the Beachmont section of Revere, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Epoch of Melrose Nursing Home in Melrose following an extended illness. She was 88 years old. Emily was born in Malden on October 29, 1922 to the late Amadeo and Philomana (Ciampa) Venturelli. She grew up in Malden...
Stanley N. Atwood
Sep 17, 2011
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Stanley N. Atwood, a 40 year resident of Reading, died on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a courageous 15 year battle with lymphoma. He was 85 years old. Stanley was born in Nova Scotia, Canada on August 12, 1926 to the late George and Gladys (Wickens) Atwood. He grew up in Doctors Cove,...
Alice V. (Berglund) Boudreau
Sep 7, 2011
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Alice V. (Berglund) Boudreau, a resident of Tewksbury for 8 years and former 30 year resident of Saugus and 12 year resident of Malden, died on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Wingate at Belvidere Nursing Home in Lowell following an extended illness. She was 84 years old. Alice was born in Everett on June 15, 1927 to the...
Victor G. Giglio
Aug 30, 2011
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Victor G. Giglio, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at The North End Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Boston following an extended illness. He was 95 years old. Victor was born in Revere on November 7, 1915 to the late Harry and Jennie (Carbone) Giglio. He grew up in the West End of...
Claire L. (Mcgrail) Fitzgerald
Aug 28, 2011
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Claire L. (McGrail) Fitzgerald, an 18 year resident of Alton, New Hampshire and former 38 year resident of Wakefield, Massachusets, died on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Oosterman Rest Home in Wakefield, Massachusetts following an extended illness. She was 91 years old. Claire was born in South Boston on March 13, 1920 to the late Frank and...
Barbara D. (Foley) Howe
Aug 27, 2011
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Barbara D. (Foley) Howe, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a lengthy illness. She was 83 years old. Barbara was born in Wakefield on June 28, 1928 to the late John J. and Nora T. (Meade) Foley. She grew up in Wakefield where she attended St. Joseph's...
Lee J. Winters
Aug 24, 2011
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Lee J. Winters, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Cambridge following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 51 years old. Lee was born in Boston on August 3, 1960 to the late Ivan L. "Bud" and Ethel M. (Hart) Winters. He grew up in Wakefield where he...
Albert W. Verity
Aug 23, 2011
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Albert W. Verity, a 37 year resident of Melrose and formerly of Somerville, died on Tuesday morning, August 23, 2011 at his home in Melrose after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 73 years old. Al was born in Somerville on September 28, 1937 to the late Ralph and Mabel (Kinsley) Verity. He grew up in Somerville...
William P. "Billy" Coyman
Aug 23, 2011
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William P. "Billy" Coyman, a lifelong resident of Charlestown and truly a loyal "Townie" died suddenly on Wednesday, August 23, 2011 in New York. He was 75 years old. Billy was born in Boston to the late Richard and Johanna (O'Leary) Coyman. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools. A lifelong resident, he was...
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