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C8 The Boston Globe FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019

Of Lynnfield,formerly

of Winthrop, August19,

2019, at age92. Beloved

husband of thelateMabel E. (Wil-

liams) Orrall with whomhe shared

63 years of marriage.Devoted father

of John F. Orrall andhis wife Eileen

Smith of Winchester, RobertE.Orrall

and his wifeChristineLeveroneOrrall

of Nashville, TN,and Mark W. Orrall

and hiswife MaritNaumannof Asker,

Norway.Predeceased by his 3siblings

and theirspouses, Frank Q. Orrall&

wifeElizabeth, John H. Orrall&wife

Charlotte, andCherrie Wilichoski&

husband Stanley.Cherished grandfa-

therofAveryE.OrrallofWinchester,

Jake L. Orrall,JaminW. Orrall,Justine

L. Orrall,all of Nashville, TN,and Elsa

Naumann, Jonathan Orrall, Zakarias

Orrall,and Carl Orrall, all of Asker,

Norway.Proudgreat-grandfather of

August, Frederick and Iben Orrall

andDaisy Brading.Alsosurvivedby

manyniecesand nephews.Relatives

and friends will gatherinhonorand

remembrance of Roy’s life during

Visiting Hours at the Robinson Funeral

Home, 809 Main St., MELROSE,on

Monday, Aug. 26 from4-8pm,and for

his Funeral Service at theWakefield-

LynnfieldUnited MethodistChurch,

273 Vernon St., Wakefieldcelebrated

on Tuesdayat10am. Intermentwith

militaryhonorsbytheUSMarineCorps

at ForestHill Cemetery, Lynnfield. Gifts

in hismemorymay be madetothe Roy

&Mabel Orrall Memorial Fund at the

Wakefield-LynnfieldUnitedMethodist

Church, 273 Vernon St.,WakefieldMA

1880. Fordirections, or online tribute
      visit RobinsonFuneralHome.com

ORRALL,RoyE.

LifeCelebrationby

Robinson FuneralHome

LindaHemenwaywas bornMay9,

1946and passed away July 11, 2019.

Herparents Edward andMargaret

Weilerare deceased, butshe leaves

behind her daughterJen Hemenway.

Celebration of Lifewill be private

among family andclose friends.

HEMENWAY,Linda

FormerMayorof

Somerville

TheReverendS.Lester Ralph,formerly

of Reading andSomerville, passed

away August20, 2019athis homein

Reading,Massachusetts. He was 88

yearsold. Bornand raisedinLynn,he

attended BostonUniversitywhere he

receivedaBachelor’sdegree,aMaster’s

degree, andaLawdegree.He also

received aMasterofDivinityDegree

and an honorary doctoral degree from

the VirginiaTheologicalSeminary. He

received innumerable other recogni-

tions, awards, andcommendations.

In 1969,asanunknown minister,

he toppledthe incumbentmayorof

Somerville in an upsetpolitical victory.

He was amuch neededreformerinan

ageoframpant corruption.In1971, he

openedCityHall to reporters fromThe

Boston Globe, whoexposeddeep-rooted

municipalcorruption in thefirstever

Globe Spotlight Series.Thisserieswent

on to winaPulitzerPrize.

Ralphtransformed Somerville.

From 1970-1978he served four terms

as Mayor. In 1972, underhis leader-

ship, Somerville was awardedtheAll

AmericaCityAward.Whilemayor,

Ralph revitalizedthe city, building

multiple schoolsand firestations,

transforming public parks,and renovat-

ing libraries.Hewas at theforefront

of expanding and improving public

transportation andplayed an important

roleinbringingtheDavis Square area

to lifewhen he helpedtobring the Red

Line to the city.

In addition to serving as Mayor,

Ralph was the rector of Christ Church

in Somervillefor many years.Heserved

as MiddlesexCountyCommissioner.

Afterretiringfrompolitics, he main-

tained asuccessful privatelaw practice.

He touched and improved the lives of

countlesspeople.

Ralphissurvived by his wife of

55years, JoyceP.Ralph of Reading;

daughter Sarah Ralph and her husband

Peter Lydotesand their children Han-

nah,Preston and Betsy;son Thomas

Ralph and his wife Hope Ralphand

their children Eli and LukeofNorth

Andover; and daughter Jennifer West

and her husbandClarenceWestand

their children Deliaand Oliverof Shel-

burne Falls.

Amemorial service willbeheld on

Tuesday, August27, at the Church of

the Good Shepherd, 95 WoburnSt.,

Reading,at11am. In lieu offlowers,

donations in his memorymay be made

by checktothe Wonalancet Union

Chapel, AmySemmes,Treasurer,120

Auburn St., Medford,MA 02155.

RALPH,S.Lester

CONWAY,Russell G. “Russ”

SeeEnhancedListing

SisterMaryManning SND-

deN,alongtimeresident

of NotreDame Healthcare

CenterinWorcester, diedthere on Au-

gust18, 2019. She will be missedby her

niecesand nephews andher Sistersof

Notre DamedeNamur, with whomshe

shared her loveofthe good God.

Sister Mary was borninDorchester

in 1925.She was predeceased by her

parents Patrickand AnnaDoyle Man-

ningand herbrothers,Martin,John,

Robertand Paul.She entered the Sis-

tersofNotre Damede Namurin1946,

as Sister ReginaDolores.She madeher

first vowsin 1949and her finalvows

in 1954.

As aSister of NotreDame de Namur,

Sister Mary’s loveofteaching tookher

to elementaryschoolsinthe Boston and

Springfield dioceses in Massachusetts.

But,her speciallove wereher years

teachinginHawaii. Sister’schosenform

of dressing onceshe returned stateside

always included aflower tucked behind

her ear.

Sister Mary carried throughher be-

lief in education by donating her body

forscience. Shewrote thatshe had

had alonglife becauseof“advancesin

medical science. Ifeelthatbydonating

my body to UMassMedical School,

young doctorswillbebeneficiariesand

better abletocare for others.”

Services recognizing SisterMary’s

lifewillbeheldinthe chapel ofNotre

DameduLac, 555 Plantation St.,

Worcester. Aprayerservicewill be held

at 2p.m. Monday,August 26,followed

by theMassofthe Resurrection at 3

p.m.Light refreshmentswill follow.

In lieu of flowers,donations maybe

madeinSister’smemorytoSistersof

Notre DamedeNamur, 468Poquonock

Ave.,Windsor,CT06095.

MANNING,SisterMary

SNDdeN

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Reflectonalife well lived

Age81, of Boston, diedAu-
gust 16,2019, after ashort
illness. Bornin Cambridge,
he was the sonofthe late Oliver and
Frances (Westfall) Gang.He was a1957
graduate of MiltonHigh School. He
enteredthe US Marinesand washonor-
ably discharged in 1959. He worked
as asecurityofficerinthe BostonCity
Hospital for manyyears.
He is survived by hissister, Jennifer
Fenstermaker andher husband, Wil-
liam FenstermakerofFalmouth,and
theirchildrenWilliam,Robert and
David Fenstermaker.
AGravesideService will be held
on Wednesday, Aug.28, at 1:00pm in
the MassachusettsNational Cemetery,
Bourne,MA. Foronline guestbook,
obituaryand directions, visit http://www.
ccgfuneralhome.com

GANG,JonathanW.

Chapman,Cole &Gleason

Falmouth -508.540.4172

Patrice (O’Donnell) Higgins,66, passed

away peacefully surroundedbyfamily

on August 17, 2019. She was born

December,13, 1952 to J. Louiseand

William J. O’Donnell Sr.She graduated

fromSt. ColumbkilleinBrighton and

attendedBoston Business School.

She is survived by her husband of

40 years,Philip Higgins, herson Philip

andhiswifeSabrinaofNorwell,MA

and hergrandchildren, Teresa,Kaila

and PatrickHiggins.She is also sur-

vived by her brother Brian O’Donnell,

hergodson Seanand nieces and

nephews.

Patricewas precededindeath by her

brothers, WilliamJr.,Robert,Richard,

Jamesand hersister NancyO’Donnell.

She wasalso precededin deathby her

infantnephew, RobertJr.

Patrice grewupinBrighton andSci-

tuate,MA. Sheand Philip later retired

to Dennis, MA,whereshe loved to walk

to thebeach andspend timewithher

familyand grandchildren.

AFuneral Mass will takeplace

Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 10 am

at St.Maryofthe Nativity,1Kent St.,

Scituate,MA02066.

Funeral arrangements are under

the careofBartlettFuneral Home, 338

CourtStreet, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360.

HIGGINS, Patrice

BartlettFuneralHome

338 Court Street

Plymouth,MA0 2360

Age 87, of Needham, passed

away Sundaysurroundedby

family.Predeceased by his

son Stephen and brother Ermenegildo,

he is survived by his wifeMaryLou,son

Michael &his wifeBeth, daughterLisa

&her husbandPeter,grandchildren

Danielle, Molly, Cory,Abby,Frankie,

&Toni, and sisters America &Elves.

Tony wasalifelongNeedhamresident

after emigrating fromItaly at age 5.

After servinginthe Air Force during

the Korean War, Tony workedfor the

N.E. Telephone Co.for 51 years. After

retiring,Tonyreentered the workforce

at 70, beginning a17-year careerwith

LouiseCondon Realty. Tony was a

dedicatedmemberofthe Wednesday

Board, friends who meetweekly for

cards, outings, and camaraderie. Tony

madefriendswherever he wentwith

his warmsmile andtwinkling eyes.

Above all, Tony wasproudofthe fam-

ily he createdwiththe love of his life

and wife of 62 years. Tony embodied

joy –always smiling,singing, and

quick withajoke. Tony’s kindnessand

generositywere limitless, his integrity

unequaled. He was themodel of alife

well lived. HisMassofChristian Burial

will be celebrated on Sat.,Aug.24at

10 AM in St.Joseph Church,Need-

ham,followed by intermentwithUS

AirForcemilitaryhonors at Needham

Cemetery. Relatives andfriendsare

kindlyinvited. VisitingHoursinthe

Eaton Funeral Home, 1351Highland

Ave.,NEEDHAM,onFri.4-7 PM.

In lieu of flowers,donations maybe

madeinTony’shonortoMassachusetts

General HospitalCancer Center or the

charitable foundation of yourchoice.

To share amemory of Tony,pleasevisit

http://www.eatonfuneralhomes.com

MANZON,Antonio

EatonFuneral Home

Needham781-444-02 01

LIMONE,StephenCharles

Of Melrose,August20, 2019, age68.

Loving husbandofViLimone. Beloved

fatherofLeah Limone&her husband

Neil Slyva of Topsfield, Christopher

LimoneofWakefield and Brendan

Limone &his wife Katharine Mooney

of Melrose. ProudgrandfatherofPaul&

AbbySlyvaand MarinelLimone. Cher-

ished brotherofPam &Bob McGrath,

Doug&BrendaLimone, Jeff &Heidi

Limoneand Gene &Kathy Limone.

Alsosurvived by numerouslovingniec-

es, nephews and friends. Visitation will

be heldatthe Gately Funeral Home, 79

W. Foster St., MELROSE, on Sunday,

August25, 2019 from3:00-7:00PM. A

Memorial Service will be heldatGately

FuneralHome,Monday morning,

August26that10:00AM. Relatives&

friends are respectfullyinvitedtoat-

tend. Interment will be private. In lieu

of flowers donations, maybemade to

Melrose High School Permanent Schol-

arship Fund, c/oStephenC.Limone

Fund,P.O.Box 760695,Melrose,MA

02176 or at http://www.mhsfund.org/

donate.htmlortoMake-A-Wish Foun-

dation,133 FederalStreet, 2ndFloor

Boston,MA02110orathttps://massri.

wish.org/.For obituary, directions or

to send amessage of condolenceplease

visit http://www.gatelyfh.com

Gately Funeral Home

781-665-194 9

Family OwnedSince1889

MATONDI,ColonelMichael

F.

US Armyretired, of

Medway,August20,

beloved husbandofthe late

Hildreth E. “Hilly”(MacLeod) Matondi.

FatherofMichael F. Matondi,Jr. and

hiswife Linda of Hopedale and

Maureen Lindsey andher husband Bill

of Medway. Brotherofthe late Joseph

Matondi,Anne Pleau, Jennie Mayer

andViolaOlgiati. Alsosurvived by his 4

grandchildren and 8great-grandchil-

dren. Funeralfromthe GinleyCrowley

FuneralHome, 3BarberStreet,

MEDWAY,Monday at 9:15 followed by

aFuneral Mass in St.JosephChurchat

10:00. Relatives andfriendsinvited,

calling hours Sunday3-7 p.m.

Interment St.JosephCemetery.Inlieu

of flowers,expressionsof sympathy

maybemade to St.St. Joseph Parish,

PO Box 557,Medway,MA02053 or The

Medway HistoricalSociety, 223Main

Street, Medway, MA 02053.For full

obituaryplease seefuneral home

website.

GinleyCrowleyFuneral Home

http://www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com

LAFLER,DonaldW.

Age93, of East Sandwich,

MA,passed away on August

20th at home. AMemorial

Mass willbeheld at CorpusChristi

Parish, East Sandwichon Saturday,

August 24th at 1:00 p.m.Burialwill be

private.

Mr.Laflerwas bornAugust14, 1926

in Batavia,New York to John Lafler

andEdithLambkeLafler.Heservedin

theU.S.Armyfrom 1944 to 1946, and

subsequentlygraduatedfromMiami

University in Oxford, Ohio withaBach-

elor’s degreein 1949.

He enjoyed acareerinretail manage-

ment,rising to Vice President andCEO

posts at various firms. He taughtRetail

Management at CapeCod Commu-

nity College,and helped createanew

cathedralatCorpusChristi Parishin

Sandwich,MA.

In July 1951,Mr. Lafler married

Shirley RogersofLeRoy, NewYork.

He wasprecededindeath by son

John F. Lafler.Heissurvived by Shirley

Rogers Lafler, beloved wifeof68years,

hischildren Mary Lafler James,Steven

Lafler, NancyElizabethLafler,and Judy

LaflerConverse, grandchildrenDorian

James, Daniel James Bandit, Christian

James, Molly James Banasiak,Ben Con-

verse, Maxwell Lafler andGenevieve

Lafler, and great-grandchildrenWolf

Bandit,JuniperBandit,and Julian

James.

Fordirections &online condolences,

please visit http://www.nickersonbournefu-

neralhome.com

RobertP.Eaton of Pem-
broke,NHpassed away
on Wednesday, August 21,
2019atthe CRVNAHospice House.
BorninNeedham,MA on May27, 1930
the sonofLaurenceE.and Clarice M.
Eaton.
Robertwas predeceased by hiswife
of 59 years, Merilyn (Downs)Eaton;
brothers,Laurenceand StephenEaton
and asister, SuzanneCranney.
Members of his family include his
son,RobertM.Eaton;daughters, Gail
EatonCoteand her husband,Charles,
Lynn Eatonand Jane EatonWolfe and
herhusband,Mark; grandchildren,
JamieM.Feinberg, Abigail E. Feinberg,
MichelleC.Wetlauferand her husband,
Roscoe,Robert A. Feinberg,Scott E.
Feinberg, Jonathan E. Cote and his
wife, SallyMorris Cote, RichardN.
Wolfeand DonovanG.Wolfe;great-
grandchild, CharlesP. Cote andclose
family friend,Geraldine Colburn.
Calling hours will be heldonSat-
urday,August24, 2019 from9AM to
11AMatSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
21 CentreSt.,Concord,NH, followed by
aFuneral Serviceat11AMat St.Paul’s
Church. Aburialwillbescheduled at
alaterdateatthe convenienceofthe
family.
In lieuofflowers, donations canbe
madetothe Skin Cancer Foundation,
205 Lexington Ave.,11thfloor, NY,NY
10016.
Arrangements areentrustedtothe
BennettFuneralHomeofCON-
CORD. Fond memories and expres-
sionsofsympathymay be shared at
http://www.BennettFuneral.comfor theEaton
family.

EATON,Robert P.

BennettFuneral Home

603-225-3517

Surrounded by his loving family, Ste-

phenFrancis McGrory,64, of Arlington,

MA,passedawayonAugust 12, 2019,

after afive-and-a-half-yearbattle with

corticobasal degeneration.

Steve was born on May5,1955,

in Boston,MA, to Frankand Anne

McGrory.Hegraduated fromBrockton

High School in1973 andearneda

Bachelor’sdegreefromtheBoston

CollegeSchool of Management in 1978.

Steve led asuccessfulcareeras amedia

sales managerand business develop-

mentexecutive for radio, newspaper,

and digital media corporations, includ-

ing CBSRadio,Boston GlobeMedia,

Infinity Broadcasting, and Gannett.

Steve was adedicated andloving

partner, father,son, brother, and

uncle. He was precededindeath by

his mother,Anne (née Butts) McGrory,

and is survived by hispartner,Sandy

Upham; his father, Frank McGrory;his

daughter,Evann (Michael)Blanchard;

his son, Ryan McGrory; hissisters,Jane

McGrory (PaulChadason)and Diane

McGrory (Patrick Barr);his brothers,

David(Gretchen), Tom, and TimMc-

Grory; his nieces, EmilyBarr and Ryley

McGrory;his nephews, Sean Barr,Liam

McGrory,ChristopherMcGrory, and

MatthewMcGrory; andSandy’ssons,

Matthewand Michael Morrill.

Donationsmay be sent to Boston

College, 140 Commonwealth Ave.,

Chestnut Hill,MA02467,for theRever-

end FatherGeorge B. Gray Fund, which

was established by the McGroryfamily

in 2002 to provide financial aid to BC

students. Memorial Service private.

McGRORY, StephenF.

Age70, of Canton passedawayAugust
21stsurroundedbyhis loving family.
Belovedhusbandof BeverlyA.(Lawler).
Father of Timothy J. Giblin and hiswife
Christine of Franklinand BethanyL.
Jablonskiand her husband Adam of
Medfield.Grandfather of John Giblin,
Ryen andJosephineJablonski. Brother
of Alice Shannonand herhusband
RobertofPlymouthand CarolSasso
of Dorchester.Visiting Hours at the
Dockray&ThomasFuneral Home,455
WashingtonSt.,CANTON,Sunday from
2-6 pm.Relatives andfriends invited to
attend aFuneralServiceatthe funeral
homeMondaymorningat 11. Burial
private. In lieuofflowers, donations
maybemade in hismemorytoDana
FarberCancerInstitute, Attn-Multiple
MyelomaResearch, 10 Brookline Place
West,6th Floor, Brookline,MA02445-
7226oratwww.dana-farber.org .For
complete obituary and guestbook see
dockrayandthomasfuneralhome.com

GIBLIN,JamesT.

Dockray &ThomasFuneral Home

(781)828-0811

Educatorand

Artist

Philip EmeraldMcCurdy“Pem” died

after alongillnessonAugust20, 2019

in Kennebunk, Maine.Hewas born

in Boston, MA on March 5, 1935.He

graduatedfromWellesley High School

in 1952.He receivedan A.B.,cum

laude,from HarvardCollegein1956

and aMasterofArtsinTeachingfrom

HarvardGraduate School of Education

in1957. Pemwas alifelong educa-

torinprivateandpublicschoolsand

for adrug rehabilitation program. In

retirement in Ogunquit, he became

afull-timerepresentationalacrylic

painter.Pem leaveshis wife,Marla,

his daughters, Lisa Christensen and

Kristina Keleher, his son-in-law, Joseph

Keleher andthreegrandchildren,Han-

nah Christensen, MatthewKeleher,and

AndrewKeleher.Aprivatememorial

willbeheld at alater date.

McCURDY, PhilipEmerald

Of Waltham,August20, 2019.

Beloved wife of thelateFredT.

Kavaleski.Sister of Charles L. Pistorino

of McLean, VA,DorothyM.Webleyof

HoffmanEstates, IL,Ann L. Russell of

Brighton and the late Mary E. Howe.

Also survived by many nieces, nephews

and their families. Family and friends

willhonorand remember Helen’slife

by gathering for calling hours in The

JoyceFuneral Home,245 Main Street

(Rte. 20), WALTHAM, on Sunday,

August25thfrom3to7p.m. andagain

at 9a.m.onMonday morning before

leaving in processiontoSaint Mary’s

Church, 133 SchoolStreet, Waltham

where her FuneralMass will be cel-

ebrated at 10 a.m. Burialwillfollow in

Calvary Cemetery,Waltham.Memorial

donations maybemade to SaintMary’s

Church, 133 School Street, Waltham,

MA 02451. Forcomplete obituary,

guestbook and directionsplease visit

http://www.JoyceFuneralHome.com

KAVALESKI, HelenF.

(Pistorino)

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