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Vera R. Whelan Vera R. (Groves) Whelan, 75, died Sunday morning, August 21, 2005 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose after a short illness. Born in Malden on August 5, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Donald M. & Annie I . Groves. Vera was a graduate of Malden High School Class of 1948. After high school Vera worked for the John Hancock Insurance Co. in Boston for five years as a file clerk. She married her husband John B. Whelan on August 25, 1951 in the Center Methodist Church and the couple stayed in Malden and later raised their two boys. The couple would spend the next fifty-four years together. In Vera’s spare time she enjoyed making crafts and was considered a great seamstress. Vera is survived by her husband Retired Malden Firefighter John B. Whelan of Malden, Her son’s David J. Whelan of Winthrop, Douglas E. Whelan of SC, her cousin Annie Jacobs of Arlington and her brother Clayton Groves of Melrose, her cherished grandchildren, David J. Whelan Jr., Jason Whelan, Jamie Whelan and Shannon Whelan all of Malden. She was preceded in death by her father Donald M. Groves, her mother Annie I. Groves, her sister Dorothy Antosh, her brother’s Eric Groves, Alexander Groves, and her sister Marguerite Glennon. Visitation will be held at Weir –MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden, on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 from 4-8 PM. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 10:30 A.M. at the Weir~Mac Cuish Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul C. Mc Pheeters of Forestdale Community Church will be officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden. In lieu of flowers contributions in Vera’s memory may be made to the Malden Fireman’s Relief Association, 1 Sprague St., Malden, MA 02148,
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