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Irene Catherine Zardis Irene Catherine Zardis, 78, a retired registered nurse for Home for Little Wanderers, where she worked for years, died Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. Irene was born and raised in Chelsea. She attended and graduated from the St. Rose School. After graduating, she studied nursing at Holy Ghost Hospital, and received her degree. She worked as a nurse in NY for some time, and then returned to the Boston area and worked at the Home for Little Wanderers for many years, until her retirement. She was a dedicated member of St. Josephs Parish in Malden, and also a past member of the Catholic Daughters of St. Joseph. In recent years, ailments limited her activities, but she still enjoyed knitting, reading, and crossword puzzles, as well as catching her favorite game shows on TV. Mrs. Zardis lived in Malden for the past 45 Years. She is survived by her son Stephen J. Zardis of Brockton, her sisters Madelyn Graham of Saugus, MA, Marylou Crannell of Malden, Florence Baker of Malden, Elizabeth Marshall of Brockton, Patricia Bishop of Everett, and her brothers John Mac Farlane of California, James Mac Farlane of Malden, Charles Mac Farlane of Chelsea, and Robert Mac Farlane of Revere. She was preceded in death by her husband Manny, her father John Mac Farlane, her mother Catherine Mc Arthur, as well as 5 Brothers, and 4 Sisters. She was born October 14, 1923 in Chelsea, Massachusetts the daughter of John and Catherine (Mc Arthur) Mac Farlane. Visitation will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden, on Friday from 4-8 PM Donations in Irenes memory may be made to St. Joseph's Church, 770 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148 Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 10:00 AM, with Rev. John A. Daley, Pastor of St. Joseph's Church will be officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.
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