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Santa "Sadie" Saccardo
Mar 19, 2008
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Santa "Sadie" Saccardo, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Wednesday March 19, 2008 at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire after a long illness. She was 95 years old. Sadie was born in Boston on September 27, 1912. She has lived her entire life in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools. Sadie was a homemaker most...
Mary C. (Hanlon) Barrett
Mar 18, 2008
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Mary C. (Hanlon) Barrett, a resident of Brewster for over 30 years and formerly of Canton and Dorchester, died on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at Epoch of Brewster Nursing Home in Brewster after a short battle with cancer. She was 94 years old. Mary was born in Cambridge on May 7, 1913. She grew up in Cambridge where...
Charles M. Broderick
Mar 17, 2008
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Charles M. Broderick, a longtime Charlestown resident, died on Monday March 17, 2008 at Whidden Hospital in Everett after a lengthy illness. He was 79 years old. Charles was born in Milford on August 22, 1928. He grew up in Milford where he attended St. Mary's School and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1946. He worked...
Jessica G. (Brennan) Penttinen
Mar 16, 2008
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Jessica G. (Brennan) Penttinen, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona for the last 7 years and formerly of Charlestown, died suddenly at her home in Phoenix on Sunday, March 16, 2008. She was 29 years old. Jessica was born in Boston on June 30, 1978. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools, The Clarence R....
Rosemarie (Belcastro) Howell
Mar 6, 2008
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Rosemarie (Belcastro) Howell, a resident of Peabody and formerly of Marblehead, died on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 64 years old. Rosemarie was born in Boston on March 1, 1944. She grew up in the West End of Boston where she attended Boston Public Schools...
Sean M. Tracy
Mar 2, 2008
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Sean M. Tracy, a lifelong resident of Everett, died suddenly at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Sunday March 2, 2008. He was 37 years old. Sean was born in Revere on October 6, 1970. He grew up in Everett where he attended schools there. He had been working as a painter for several painting companies at the...
Paige Marie Corrigan
Feb 29, 2008
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Paige Marie Corrigan, a 14 year old little angel, died on Friday, February 29, 2008, at Seven Hills at Groton, a home for disabled children in Groton. Paige is the dear and loving daughter of William P. and Teresa E. (McCarthy) Corrigan. She is the devoted sister of Meaghan Corrigan of Wakefield and T/SGT. Sean P. Corrigan U.S.A.F....
Martha W. (Wood) Glynn
Feb 22, 2008
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Marhta W. (Wood) Glynn, a 20 year resident of Charlestown and formerly of South Boston and Mattapan, died on Friday February 22, 2008 at Cambridge City Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 73 years old. Martha was born in Boston. She grew up in Mattapan where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Hyde Park High...
Anita M. (Berretone) Degruttola
Feb 21, 2008
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Anita M. (Berretone) DeGruttola, a 50 year resident of Wakefield, died unexpectedly at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday, February 21, 2008. She was 90 years old. Anita was born in Niagra Falls, New York, on August 22, 1917. She grew up there where she attended public schools there and graduated from Niagra Falls High...
Josephine T. "Jo" (O'Donnell) Carver
Feb 20, 2008
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Josephine T. "Jo" (O'Donnell) Carver, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Wednesday February 20, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a lengthy illness. She was 86 years old. "Jo" was born in Boston on October 12, 1921. She grew up in Charlestown, where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School. She...
Teresa M. (Collins) Rooney-Pollack
Feb 18, 2008
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Teresa M. (Collins) Pollack, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Monday February 18, 2008 at East Point Nursing Home in Chelsea after a long illness. She was 94 years old. Teresa was born in Boston on January 27, 1914. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schoolsand graduated from Charlestown High School. She has...
Mary E. (Maguire) Flynn
Feb 18, 2008
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Mary E. (Maguire) Flynn, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Monday February 18, 2008 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston following a lengthy illness. She was 77 years old. Mary was born in Charlestown on July 17, 1930. She attended St. Catherine's Parochial School and graduated from Charlestown High School. She worked as a bookeeper for Schraffts...
Dorothy "Dotty" Duffy
Feb 14, 2008
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Dorothy "Dotty" (McCormick) Duffy, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, age 73, died at her home in Charlestown surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 14th, after a brief illness with cancer. Born, raised and educated in Charlestown, she was employed as a waitress in several area restaurants, and subsequently for several years as an Assembler at the Shrafft's...
Julie Ann (Kent) Derzanski
Feb 12, 2008
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Julie Ann (Kent) Derzanski, a resident of Leominster and formerly of Saugus, died suddenly in Leominster on Tuesday February 12, 2008. She was 39 years old. Julie Ann was born in Saugus on May 1, 1968. She grew up in Saugus where she attended schools there. She had worked as a housekeeper for several hotels in the area....
Elizabeth "Betty" Gallo
Feb 12, 2008
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Elizabeth "Betty" (Donahue) Gallo, age 68 years, of Melrose, formerly of Somerville, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 12th, at Melrose/Wakefield Hospital in the presence of her loving family. Born and raised in the West End of Boston and Charlestown, she attended schools there. A Melrose resident for the past 14 years, Betty was a Selector at Marshall's Distribution...
Francis L. Fitzpatrick
Feb 8, 2008
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Francis L. Fitzpatrick, age 71 years, of Malden, formerly of Charlestown, passed away on February 8, 2008 at Haven Health Care in Chelsea after a lengthy illness. He was born and raised in Charlestown, where he attended schools there. Mr. Fitzpatrick was an inspector for the U.S. Gypsum Company in Charlestown before retiring in 2002. A resident of...
Margaret B. (Dillon) Buckley
Feb 5, 2008
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Margaret B. (Dillon) Buckley, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at her home in Charlestown following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 59 years old. Margaret was born in Boston on September 6, 1948. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in...
Flora J. "Jenny" (Phillips) Houghton
Feb 2, 2008
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Flora J. "Jenny" (Phillips) Houghton, a 56 year resident of Stoneham, died on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose following a lengthy illness. She was 79 years old. Jenny was born in Charlestown, MA, on April 3, 1928. She grew up in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools and Charlestown High School. She worked several...
Viola M. (Saccardo) Novello
Feb 1, 2008
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Viola M. (Saccardo) Novello, a lifelong Charlestown resident died unexpectedly on Friday February 1, 2008 at her daughters home in Revere. She was 92 years old. Viola was born in Boston on June 16, 1915. She grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School. Viola worked for over 30 years...
Thomas F. Burns
Feb 1, 2008
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Thomas F. Burns, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Friday February 1, 2008 at The Chelsea Soldiers Home in Chelsea following a long illness. He was 83 years old. Tom was born in Boston on July 31, 1924. He grew up in Charlestown where he attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1942....
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