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Kathleen
Roberta Ohlson
Kathleen R. (Martello) Ohlson of Stoneham, formerly of Medford
and Malden, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in the Glen Ridge
Nursing Care Center in Medford, she was 74. Born in East Boston
on July 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Frank and
Mary L. (Guiliano) Martello. At an early age, Kathleen and her
family moved to Medford. She was educated in the school system
and was a graduate of Medford High School with the Class of
1952. In 1957, Kathleen married James H. Ohlson and the couple
remained in Medford to raise their four children. Kathleen
loved cooking and cleaning and was always taking care of her
family and grandchildren. She loved shopping and was a totally
devoted to her entire family. Kathleen had been a resident of
Stoneham for the past ten years but was previously a resident of
Malden for 27 years and prior to that, a resident of Medford for
21 years.
Kathleen is survived by her children, Kim J. O'Brien and her
husband, Dan of Stoneham, Thomas J. Ohlson of Medford, and Eric
S. Ohlson of Malden, her siblings, Marilyn Todd of Attleboro,
Thomas Martello of Medford, and Sandra Sannizarro of Florida, as
well as nine grandchildren.
In addition to
her parents, Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband James
H. Ohlson, her son, James P. Ohlson, and her brother, Frank
Martello.
Funeral will be held from the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral
Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 9
AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Francis of
Assisi Church, 441 Fellsway West, Medford at 10 AM. Fr. Joseph
R. Foster, Pastor of St. Francis will be presiding. Burial will
follow in the Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.
Visitation
will be held in the funeral home on Friday, July 17, 2009 from 4
to 9 PM.
Contributions in Kathleen’s memory may be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, MA Chapter, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
02472 or the Hospice of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan Street, Suite
B-102, Danvers, MA
01923.
Weir MacCuish Funeral Home
(781) 322-0834
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