Obituaries 03-17-2022

Doris Greenstein

Of Winthrop

Doris C. (Beal) Greenstein of Winthrop, also of Athol and Newton, entered into rest on March 9 at the age of 100.

She was the devoted mother of Richard Camann and his wife, Barbara and Philip Camann and his wife, Jeannie, loving sister of the late Betty Schresky, cherished grandmother of Melissa, Jenna, Michael, and Eric and great-grandmother of Eliza, Joshua, Rosalie, Cash, Noah and Aidan. Funeral services were held at Stanetsky Memorial Chapels, 1668 Beacon St., Brookline on Sunday, March 13 followed by interment at Manchester Hebrew Cemetery, 316 Beech St., Manchester, NH. Memorial observance was held at the home of Richard and Barbara Camann on Sunday, March 13. In lieu of flowers, donations in Doris’ memory may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.

Stanetsky Memorial Chapels www.stanetskybrookline.com 617-232-9300.

Mora Ann Ambrosino

Devout Catholic Who Loved God, Family, Friends and Card Games

Mora Ann (Bruno) Ambrosino, 81, of Winthrop, formerly of Revere, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2021 after a brief illness.

She was the beloved wife of the late Alphonse A. Ambrosino, loving mother of Kathy (Ambrosino) Balestrieri and her husband, Drew and grandmother to Drew Ryan Balestrieri.

Mora was born and raised in Revere, daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Castaldo) Bruno. In her later years, she moved to Winthrop and made it her new home. She was a loving, generous and kind wife, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother.

After a variety of secretarial jobs, she graciously settled in on being a housewife and mother after her daughter, Kathy was born. She was a devout Catholic who loved God, family, friends and card games.

Mora was the sister of late Carmine Bruno (late Bella), and Marion Cozad (late Robert) of Revere. She was adored by nieces: Debra Scorzoni (late Bobby), Dorothy Ghisolfi and her husband, Claudio and nephew. Donald Cozad. She is also survived and loved by many more nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 19  at 10 a.m. in St. Michael the Archangel Parish, (formerly St. John’s the Evangelist Church), 210 Winthrop St., Winthrop, followed by burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. Relatives and friends are invited.

Donations in her memory can be made to EWTN Global Catholic Television. Funeral arrangements are from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, 210 Winthrop St. Winthrop.

To sign Mora’s guestbook, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com.

Florence Gilfoyle

Retired Secretary and Member of Cottage Park Yacht Club

Florence P. “Dottie” (Fitzpatrick) Gilfoyle of Winthrop passed away on March 3.

She was 92 years old.

The beloved wife of the late Francis P. Gilfoyle, she was born in Chelsea, the cherished daughter of the late Patrick J. and Florence T. (Clucas) Fitzpatrick.

Prior to her retirement, Florence worked as a secretary in her husband’s insurance agency. Florence was a member of the Cottage Park Yacht Club in Winthrop and enjoyed participating in the club’s woman’s bowling league each week.

Florence was the devoted mother of Patricia A. Gunn and her husband, Timothy, Pamela M. Gilfoyle-Lund, Paula J. Gilfoyle and the late Karen M. Gilfoyle, all of Winthrop. She was the adored “Nana” of Timothy Gunn and his wife, Marissa, Ashley Rodriguez and her husband, Bruno, F. Patrick Gunn and his wife, Nicole, Brittany Doyle and her husband, Mike, Heather Stone and her husband, Alex, Thomas Lund and his girlfriend, Randi, Brendan and Corey Sullivan, the loving great-grandmother of 15 great-grandchildren and the dear sister of the late David Fitzpatrick.

Visiting hours were held in the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home, 210 Winthrop St., Winthrop on Monday, March 7 followed by a Funeral Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church-Winthrop. Interment was in Winthrop Cemetery.

Donations in her memory can be made to the Viking Pride Foundation, PO Box 520037, Winthrop, MA. 02152. To sign Dottie’s guestbook, please visit: www.mauricekirbyfh.com.

Brian Dunn

A Warm, Kind, Loving, Funny and Generous Man

Brian F. Dunn of Winthrop passed away at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea on March 6. He was 80 years old. Born in New York City, Brian grew up in Winsted, CT with his two sisters, Sharon and Kathleen. He graduated from Fairfield University in 1963 as valedictorian with a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics and went on to get his Master’s degree at Rutgers where he met, fell in love with and in 1966 married his wife of 20 years, Susan. He went on to teach math at Fairfield University, a job he loved and where he met some of his closest friends. He later became an actuary and worked for several companies in Connecticut, New York City and Michigan until his retirement.

Raising his family in Fairfield, CT, Brian enjoyed summer cookouts with friends and family at Penfield Beach and trips into New York City  for Broadway shows and Shakespeare In The Park. Volunteering was one of his greatest joys—in the L’Arche community, as a eucharistic minister and even posing as Santa for Christmas photos with people’s pets. He was an enthusiastic reader and sports fan who loved time with family and friends, chocolate, delicious meals, cribbage, charades, vacations on Cape Cod, traveling in Europe with his son, sharing stories and lots of laughs.

Brian was a warm, kind, loving, funny and generous man. He had a wonderful smile, a great sense of humor and a twinkle in his eye. He will be forever missed, but his spirit lives on in the hearts of everyone who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his sisters, Sharon and Kathleen Dunn, his daughter, Katie and son, Matt.

A funeral service was celebrated Saturday, March 12 at St. John the Evangelist Church.

In lieu of flowers, his family would appreciate donations to Fairfield University Library in Memory of Susan E. Dunn or to Habitat for Humanity.

To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home, Winthrop.

Sandra Quintal

Of Winthrop

Sandra L. Quintal of Winthrop passed away at the Whidden Hospital in Everett on March 10. She was 61 years old.

Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late Evelyn M. (Rowe) and Reginald A. Keith; the devoted wife of the late Ronald Harris and the loving mother of Robert DiPierro and his companion, Sara Batres and Tianna Russo and her companion, Brandon Fornaro and dear sister of William Keith, all of Winthrop.

A funeral service was held in the Caggiano-O’Maley-Frazier Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 16.

Memorial donations may be made to CASA at www.winthropcasa.org.

To sign the online guestbook, go to www.caggianofuneralhome.com.

Janet Herron

Of Revere, Formerly of Winthrop

Janet L. Herron, 63, of Revere, formerly of Winthrop and Chatham, passed away on March 4. She was the loving mother of Andrew J. Roach and his fiancé, Jess Tessler of Medford, the daughter of the late Andrew C. Herron of Chatham and the late Madeline L. Herron Collins, sister of Sandra Grover and her husband, John and Wendy Herron, all of Winthrop and Robert Herron of Salem, aunt of Matt Grover and his fiancé, Annie, Adam Grover and his wife, Krystle, Evan Grover, Corey Herron and Jake Herron and four great nephews and many cousins; niece of Barbara Hollenbeck and her late husband, Richard, Betty Johnson and her husband, Bob, Sandy Hopkins and her husband, Steve, the late Charles, Robert, David “Peter” and Bruce Grippen and Geri Olsen; beloved friend of Jackie and Paul Cunningham and their families. Visiting Hours will be held today, Thursday, March 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Gately Funeral Home, 79 W. Foster St., Melrose. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions in Janet’s name may be made to the Jimmy Fund at jimmyfund.org. To send a message of condolence, please visit www.gatelyfh.com.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.