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Judith Ann (Overlan) Symonds

 

     Judith Ann (Overlan) Symonds of Malden died on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Kaplan Hospice House in Danvers, she was 67.  Born on November 6, 1940 in Everett, she was the daughter of Gertrude (Wilder) Overlan and the late Cornelius Overlan.  Judith was raised and educated in Malden.  She was a graduate of Malden High School with the Class of 1959.  Judith married her sweetheart, Joseph H. Symonds, Jr. on April 8, 1961 in the Immaculate Conception Church in Everett.  When Joe and Judith were first married, they lived in Corpus Christi, TX due to Joe’s service time in the U.S. Navy.  When they returned home, the couple settled back to Everett.  In 1968, Judith and Joe moved to Ferry Street in Malden.  They lived in their Ferry St. home for 17 years, raising and caring for their family until they moved to their current home in Malden.  Judith and Joe loved to travel and would go to a different location every year.  Through all her accomplishments, Judith’s proudest life achievement was raising and caring for her husband, sons, and family.

     Judith is survived by her husband, Joseph H. Symonds, Jr. of Malden, her sons, Jeffrey Symonds and his wife, Jeanette of Groveland, Joseph Symonds of Springfield, VA, Jon Symonds and his wife, Nina of Melrose, and Jay Symonds and his wife, Lisa of Melrose, her mother, Gertrude Overlan of Malden, her sisters, Jackie Russell of Manchester, NH and Joyce Minasian of Lynnfield, her grandchildren, Scott, Emma, Gabrielle, Julia, Jay, Genevieve, Grant, and Holden Symonds as well as many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her father, Judith was preceded in death by her siblings, Joan Hampton and her brother, Neil Overlan. 

     Funeral from the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 9 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main Street, Malden at 10 AM.  Rev. Paul J. Aveni, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Revere and family friend will be presiding.  Burial will immediately follow in the Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.

Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Thursday May 1, 2008 from 5 to 9 PM.   

Contributions in Judith’s memory may be made to the Hospice of the North Shore, 10 Elm St. Danvers, MA 01923. 

  

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