Mabel Rosalie Mann
Oct. 29, 1928 – Feb. 23, 2019
Mabel Rosalie Mann was born into eternal
life on Saturday, Feb. 23 in the peaceful surroundings of her home. She was 90
years old.
Born and raised in New Bedford, she was one
of ten daughters given to the union of the late Antonio and Bertha (DeWeer)
Monteiro. As a young lady, she settled in Chelsea with her family and resided
here for many years before moving to Swampscott for the past 34 years.
Mabel worked outside of her home as an
administrative assistant and medical records clerk beginning at the Boston
Lying Hospital and later for the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She
retired in 1994.
She was a deeply religious person and held a
strong devotion to St.’s Jude and Faustina. In her lifetime, she enjoyed
walking along the seashore, belly dancing at the Café Amalfi in Cambridge,
cooking chili and kale soup for family and entertaining in her home, hosting
many themed events and celebrations.
In addition to her parents, Mabel was predeceased
by her husband, the late Arthur W. Mann, her grandson, Brent Hynes and her
sisters; Dolores Tynes, B. Frances Pawlak, Sadie Cruz and Edna Monteiro. To
cherish her memory and mourn her passing, she leaves her beloved daughter,
Cyndi Hynes and her husband, Ralph of Danvers; dear sisters, Marjorie Silva of
Lynn, Gladys Fermino of East Providence, RI, Antonia Duarte of Revere, Pearl
Monteiro of Hyde Park and Rachel Silva of Boston. She was the cherished
grandmother of Brandon Hynes of San Diego, CA and Justin Hynes of Danvers and
she is also survived by several loving nieces, nephews and extended family
members.
Her Funeral will begin from the Frank A.
Welsh & Sons Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea on Friday, March 1, at 9
a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Rose Church, 600 Broadway, Chelsea at 10
a.m. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be
held at the Welsh Funeral Home today, Thursday, from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral
home is fully handicap accessible, ample parking opposite funeral home.
Should friends
desire, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.
Kathleen Virginia
“Katie” Santos
Her love and
tenderness knew no bounds
Kathleen Virginia “Katie” (Espinola) Santos
of South Berwick, ME, formerly of Lynn, passed away with her family by her side
at the Mass General Hospital in Boston on Feb. 20 at the age of 59.
Born Aug. 28, 1959 in Chelsea, Katie was a
career Mom – boundless in her devotion to her family as well as friends. A
parishioner of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Sanford, ME, she was active
with Lent and Advent Book Studies; an integral aide to the Jumble Sale
fundraising event and regularly participated in Community Care Day. During her
years in Lynn, she was an active parishioner of the former St. Alban’s
Episcopal Church.
A passionate child advocate, especially for
children with autism, she dedicated an abundance of time through her life to
working with and for children. Her love and tenderness knew no bounds.
She stood as the “Neighborhood Mom” in every
community in which she lived, always there to lend support to anyone in need.
She will rest as the Patron Saint of the Santos Clan.
The beloved wife of 37 years to Stephen
Manuel Santos, she was a devoted mother to Joseph Frederick, Adam Justin and
Kenneth Stephen, as well as a loving Vao Vo to Alexia Raquel, Rylee Benjamin,
Zandros Michael Manuel and Kenneth Stephen.
She passes to her celestial family above.
She was the loving daughter of the late Francis J. and Marguerite I. Espinola
and dear sister to Donald F., Nancy A., Joseph F., Phillip A., and Kenneth W.,
as well as loving niece of the late Rod and Phyllis Moore, Bill and
Gladys Keefe and Buddy Sheppard.
Her Funeral will
begin from the Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea on
Saturday, March 2 at 12 noon followed by a Holy Eucharist Service at St. Luke’s
Church, 201 Washington Ave., Chelsea at 1 p.m. Services will conclude with
interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are most kindly
invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held at the Welsh Funeral Home on
Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral home is fully handicap accessible, ample
parkingopposite the funeral home.
Joanne Claire Tarason
Owned Coprico Printing in Chelsea, member of Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and Chelsea Rotary
Joanne Claire (Schultz) Tarason, age 77, of
Swampscott, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 19 in Salem Hospital.
Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of
the late George C. and Mary F. (Taylor) Schultz. She was raised in Stoneham,
and has lived in Swampscott since 1978.
Joanne was a graduate of Stoneham High
School, and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education from Salem
State College.
Joanne was the owner of Coprico Printing in
Chelsea. She had a strong work ethic, took great pride in her business and met
every day with positivity and a warm smile.
Well respected in the Chelsea community, she
was an active member of the Rotary Club of Chelsea and the Chelsea Chamber of
Commerce. She humbly received the Paul Harris Fellow recognition from the
Rotary Club for her support and service to the community.
She impressively balanced her work life with
her personal life and sincerely enjoyed time spent with her family and good
friends.
She will be dearly missed by her son, David
Tarason of Swampscott; her daughter, Susan Sonesson and her late husband,
Lennart Sonesson of Cape Elizabeth, ME, her grandchildren; Elin, Hanna and
Gustav Sonesson and Nicolai and Ana Tarason; her siblings; Brenda Kerrigan and
her late husband, Dan of Stoneham, Ken Schultz and his wife, Denise of Woburn
and Will Schultz and his wife, Judy of North Reading; her beloved nieces,
nephews and cousins, her longtime dear friends, and her devoted employees. She
was also the sister of the late George Schultz.
The family would like to give special thanks
to all those who loved and supported Joanne.
Arrangements were by the Solimine Funeral
Home, 426 Broadway (Rt 129), Lynn, with a memorial service at 12PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
the Rotary Club of Chelsea, PO Box 507647, Chelsea, MA
02150. For guestbook, visit: www.solimine.com
Thursia Louisa Pistone
July 26, 1934 – February 21, 2019
Thursia Louisa Pistone passed away on
Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a
sudden illness. She was 84 years old.
Born in Iredell, Texas, one of nine children
born to the late Jerry Micah and Levina (Anderson) Todd, she grew up on a
family farm in the rural town of Hico, Texas and received her education at
schools in Hico.
In 1955, as a young newlywed, she settled in
Chelsea to raise her own family and recently took residence in Salem.
Thursia worked for many years as an office
administrator and clerical worker for Safety Insurance in Boston.
During her lifetime, she enjoyed reading and
indoor gardening, tending to her many house plants. She enjoyed following
football, studying and analyzing team and player standings and statistics.
She was the devoted mother of Diana Bennett
and her husband, Craig of Revere, Paul C. Pistone of Salem, Janet Beach and her
husband, Reginald of Ft. Meyers, FL and the late Denise Pistone. She was the
cherished grandmother of Jon, Tod, Larissa, Vanessa and Ricky and adored
great-grandmother of Marium, twins, Tayvian and Taylani, Shane and Nate. She is
also survived by one sister, Susan Cornell of California.
Funeral services
and internment were private with arrangements by Anthony Memorial-Frank A.
Welsh & Sons Funeral Home, Chelsea.
Source:
Obituaries 02-28-2019