Rose A. (Gilgunn) Strano
Apr 26, 2008
Obituary
Rose A. (Gilgunn) Strano, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday April 26, 2008 at her home in Charlestown following a lengthy illness. She was 90 years old. Rose was born in Boston, she grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1935. Rose dedicated her life to...
Joan (Monahan) Smith
Apr 26, 2008
Obituary
Joan (Monahan) Smith, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Saturday April 26, 2008 at her home in Charlestown following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 72 years old. Joan was born in Boston, she grew up in Charlestown where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1953. Joan was a homemaker,...
Louise M. (Mcgonagle) Kenneally
Apr 18, 2008
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Louise M. (McGonagle) Kenneally, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Friday April 18, 2008 at Sancta Maria Nursing Center in Cambridge following an extended illness. She was 87 years old. Louise was born in Charlestown, where she attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Charlestown High School in 1938. During her lifetime, Louise worked as a secretary...
Mary R. (Hennessy) Mcdonald
Apr 18, 2008
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Mary R. (Hennessy) McDonald, a 9 year resident of Melrose and formerly of Somerville, died on Friday April 18, 2008, at the Tuell Nursing Home in Melrose following an extended illness. She was 97 years old. Mary was born in Boston on July 22, 1910. She lived in East Boston where she attended Boston Public Schools before moving...
Thomas J. Regan
Apr 13, 2008
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Thomas J. Regan, a longtime resident of Charlestown, died on Sunday April 13, 2008 at his home in Charlestown following a 3 month illness. Tom was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland in 1918. He grew up there, attending schools there also. He came to the United States in 1946 and began working as a meat cutter for...
Anthony J. "Tony" Freni Jr.
Apr 12, 2008
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Anthony J."Tony" Freni Jr., a resident of Saugus for the last 20 years and formerly of Arlington, died on Saturday April 12, 2008 at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a courageous battle with several illnesses. He was 55 years old. Tony was born in Boston on September 12, 1952. He grew up in Arlington, where he...
Celia Mullen Powers
Apr 8, 2008
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Celia Mullen Powers passed away April 8, 2008. She was the much loved wife of the late Robert Edward Powers who preceded her in death 32 years ago this month. Celia was the sister of the late Helen Tibbetts, Thomas Mullen, and Patsy Langan. Celia was born and bred in Charlestown, the second daughter of Grace Doherty and...
George F. Butler
Apr 2, 2008
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George F. Butler, a resident of Pembroke since 1989 and formerly of Charlestown, died on Wednesday April 2, 2008 at John Scott Nursing & Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Braintree following a lengthy illness. He was 86 years old. George was born in Charlestown on February 22, 1922. He grew up in Charlestown and attended Boston Public Schools. He...
Josephine "Jo" (Montalbano) Kane
Mar 31, 2008
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Josephine "Jo" (Montalbano) Kane, a resident of Melrose for over 40 years, died on Monday March 31, 2008, at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 78 years old. Jo was born in Boston on April 27, 1929. She grew up in Everett where she attended Everett Public Schools and graduated from Everett High School in 1948....
Barbara A. (Colby) Young
Mar 23, 2008
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Barbara A. (Colby) Young, a resident of Malden for the last 7 years and lived in Everett for several years before moving from Charlestown, died suddenly at her home in Malden on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008. She was 63 years old. Barbara was born in Boston on January 31, 1945. She grew up in Charlestown where she...
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...
