Thursday, April 25, 2013
Beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
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Thursday, April 25
Sandra E. (Perry) Sullivan, age 70, died unexpectedly while visiting her sister Joan in St. Cloud, Florida on Monday, April 8. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter F. Sullivan, who died in 2011. She was born in Boston on June 6, 1942, a daughter of the late, William H. and Doris (Farrell) Perry. She was raised in the Boston area living most of her life in Malden. She was an incredibly dedicated and nurturing Mother who spent her life caring for her family. She is survived by five children, Sandra Sullivan and her partner Kevin Glavin of No. Billerica, Susan Gay and her husband Robert of Lowell, Sheryl Bannon and her husband Thomas of Malden, David Sullivan and his wife Nancy of Wilmington, Walter Sullivan and his wife Julia of …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Beloved mother, daughter, sister, niece.
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Wednesday, April 24
Stacy (Kanakaris) Devincenzi, age 42, died Sunday, April 21, at Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, surrounded by her beloved family, following a courageous three year battle with cancer. She was born in Medford, May 17, 1970, a beloved daughter of Glenda (Wilson) Kanakaris now residing in Virginia Beach, VA and Stanley Kanakaris and his wife Carol of MA. She was raised in Tewksbury, and was a member of Tewksbury Memorial High School Class of 1988. She raised her family in Dracut, and returned to Tewksbury in 2011. Stacy was described by her sister as a “…beautiful person who devoted her life to her family.” Stacy leaves three children, Brittany Devincenzi and Nikolas Devincenzi both of Tewksbury, and Brett Devincenzi of Dracut…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, son.
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Thursday, April 4
Dana A. Nickerson, age 53, died Tuesday, April 2, surrounded by his beloved family, following a courageous four month battle with cancer. He was the husband of Linda L. (Yandle) Nickerson, with whom he had celebrated a 32nd wedding anniversary this past February 7th. Dana was born in Lowell, August 10, 1959, one of three children of Roland and Barbara (Francis) Nickerson who reside in Billerica. He was raised in Billerica, attended Billerica schools, and the Billerica High School. He began his career during high school and had become a close friend to many of his coworkers during his 35 years in the Shipping and Receiving Department of the Schneider Electric Company in North Andover. Besides his family, he had a great love for the …
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Lifetime Billerica resident,
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Thursday, April 4
Frances R. “Fran” Albano, age 51, a lifelong Billerica resident, died peacefully at her home early Monday morning, April 1, from an apparent heart attack during the night. She was born in Boston, June 3, 1961, one of three daughters of the late Frank and Rosa (Festa) Albano, was raised in the Pinehurst section of Billerica, and graduated from Billerica High School with the Class of 1979. When in better health, she was employed as a medical records clerk at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington. She is survived by her sisters, Raffaella Gird of Billerica, Rose Mary Rich and her husband Franklin of Tewksbury; seven nieces and nephews, Chaz Gird, Brian Gird, and Lauren Gird all of Billerica, Stephen Helmer and Brittany Helmer both of…
Thursday, March 28, 2013
World traveler from Tewksbury.
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Thursday, March 28
Joanne M. (Bergeron) Blanchette, age 65, died peacefully Monday afternoon, March 25th, at her Tewksbury home, in the loving care of her sisters. She was the wife of the late James C. Blanchette, who died in 1999. She was born in Manchester, NH, on March 2, 1948, one of three daughters of the late William and Helen (Smyth) Bergeron, and was raised in Lynn. She was a member of Lynn English High School’s Class of 1966. She lived in Lynn until the death of her husband when she moved to Tewksbury. She was a communicant of St. William’s Church in Tewksbury. She began her working career at Blue Cross Blue Shield in Boston, and went on to retire from EDS, (Electronic Data Systems) in Quincy, where she rose to the position of project manager. …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother.
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Tuesday, March 26
Marion Louise (Varris) (Cusack) Zak, age 88, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, March 23, surrounded by her family at the Life Care Center of Merrimack Valley in No. Billerica. She remained active and lived independently until five weeks ago. She was the wife of the late John F. “Sonny” Cusack, and later, the late Chester Zak. Mrs. Zak was born in Wakefield on December 3, 1924, one of two children of the late George A. and Katherine (MacLeod) Varris. She was raised in Watertown where she graduated from Watertown High School. She began her career with John Hancock Insurance in Boston. After raising her family she returned to work and eventually retired from the Massachusetts Department of Motor Vehicles, Watertown branch. Marion moved …
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Married for 64 years.
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Tuesday, March 19
Helen (Coccia) Ogden, age 85, died peacefully on Friday, March 15, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nashua, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Rudolph W. Ogden Sr., with whom she had celebrated a 64th wedding anniversary this past August. She was born in Boston, a daughter of the late Chester and Alice Coccia. She was raised in Everett and graduated from the Everett High School. She and her husband lived on Regis Road in Tewksbury, where they raised their family. The family was a communicant of St. William’s Parish while residing in Tewksbury. They retired to Nashua, NH in 1989. She devoted her life to her family, and was overjoyed with the birth of her great grandchildren, who became the focus of her twilight years. …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Married for 62 years.
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Sunday, March 10
Nathalie M. (Mori) Polcari, age 82, died Thursday, March 7, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Joseph A. Polcari Sr., with whom she had celebrated a 62nd wedding anniversary this past June 11th. She was born in Somerville, September 24, 1930, one of four daughters of the late Natale and Lena (Crocetti) Mori, and was raised in Somerville. The Polcari’s had lived in Tewksbury since 1975, and attended St. Dorothy’s Church in Wilmington. She and her husband had wintered in Lake Worth, Florida from 1980 until 2006. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph A. Polcari Jr, and his wife Linda (Matthews) Polcari of Pepperell; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna J. Valladares and her husband Rodney of …
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Retired Engineer at Boston and Maine Railroad
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Saturday, March 9
Mr. Roy D. Parsons Jr., age 88, died peacefully Monday evening, March 4, with his family at his side, at the Quality Health Care Center in Winter Garden, FL. He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Doris P. (Buzzell) Parsons, who died in 1999. Roy was born in Patten, Maine, on January 16, 1925, one of four children of the late Roy and Louise (Field) Parsons. He was raised in Presque Isle, and graduated from high school in Presque Isle. He enlisted into the U.S. Army, and was assigned overseas to the Panama Canal Zone. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant with the Military Police division. He and his wife settled in Tewksbury in 1953 to raise their family. He proudly served as a Locomotive Engineer for the Boston and Main …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Formerly of Tewksbury, retired from MA/COM
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Tuesday, March 5
Florence J. (Lindell) Aker, age 94, a former Tewksbury resident, died peacefully at her Wilmington home, Saturday afternoon, March 2, surrounded by her family, after a brief battle with cancer. She had remained active, even driving her car and doing yard work, up to a few months ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert A. Aker, who died in 1976. Mrs. Aker was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 8, 1919, one of three children of the late Carl and Hilma (Nurminen) Lindell, who had emigrated from Finland. She was raised in Clawson, Michigan, and graduated from Clawson High School. She went on to attend Wayne State University, where she played softball and basketball. Later, she was captain of a team in the Women's Industrial …
Robert Bennett
9:31 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
My deepest sympathies to the entire Albano family. I have not seen Fran in over 30 years, but she was a very sweet person. Thank goodness for the Patch and Facebook to bring this sad news to me. May she rest in peace! more ›