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Dolan Funeral Home
106 Middlesex Street
Chelmsford, MA 01863
Phone: (978) 251-4041
Have questions: email
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 Alma Marie
(D’Arezzo) Gleason died on April 7, 2009 at Saints Medical Center in
Lowell.
She was the wife of James R. Gleason who died on September 25, 2000;
they were married for 55 years.
Born in Lowell, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Guiseppina
(DeAngelis) D’Arezzo.
She graduated from St. Peter’s and Lowell High School and also attended
Business and Management courses at UMass Lowell and Northeastern
University. In recognition of being a Heart Saver by performing CPR and
saving two lives, she was given a Proclamation by then Governor Michael
S. Dukakis and a plaque given by Dr. Timothy Johnson, medical editor of
WCVB-TV channel 5 Boston.
She worked as a secretary at Boston Naval Shipyard during World War II
and forty years at the Prince-Borden Macaroni Company as a purchasing
Manager until retirement. She loved to cook, garden and winter in
Hawaii as well as baby-sit her great great nephews. She was a member of
the Blessed Virgin Society at former St. Peter’s, Chelmsford Senior
Center, AARP and The Florenica girls at the International Institute of
Lowell.
Survived by son Richard J. Gleason of Westford; two sisters Angelina
Dirubbo of No. Chelmsford and Hilda Nahill of Salem, NH; Nieces, Linda
Biro and her late husband Jack of No. Chelmsford, Barbara Nahill
Agazarian and her husband David of Salem, NH, Nancy Nahill Monti and
her husband Jeff of Cumberland, RI; Nephews, Michael D’Arezzo and his
wife Debbie of Methuen, Thomas Nahill and his wife Robin of Amherst,
NH; Great Nieces, Lisa Hyland and husband Michael of Tyngsboro, Chelsea
Nahill of Amherst, NH; Great Nephews, Anthony D’Arezzo and wife Beth of
Reading, Michael D’Arezzo of Methuen, Andrew and his wife Pam of
Methuen and Daniel Nahill of Amherst, NH; Great Great Niece, Kara
D’Arezzo of Reading; Great Great Nephews, Matthew D’Arezzo of Reading
and Patrick, Dillon and Tyler Hyland of Tyngsboro for whom she babysat.
Also survived by great friends Micky and Vinnie Luminello and Rose
Viggiano.
She was the sister of the late Rose (D’Arezzo) Peccerillo and Anthony
D’Arezzo and his late wife Marie. She was the aunt of the late Joanna
Scannell and her husband Bill of Boca Raton, FL, Josie Thibodeau,
Richard P. D’Arezzo.
FUNERAL NOTICE
GLEASON, Alma Marie (D’Arezzo) Gleason of Chelmsford, MA died April 7,
2009. Visiting hours Fri. 4 to 8 PM. Funeral Service Sat. at 11AM at
the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD. Burial in Pine
Ridge Cemetery, Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in Alma’s name to the
Saints Medical Center, 2 Hospital Dr. Lowell, MA 01852 or charity of
one’s choice. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041.
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