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Jerilynn Lema
August 16, 2018

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In Boston, Jerilynn Frances Lema, Age 75, passed away following a lengthy illness at Brigham & Women’s Hospital on August 16, 2018. Jerilynn is survived by her husband Anthony Lema Jr. of Taunton. She was born in Brockton, the daughter of the late Arthur & Norma (Watson) Yannone. Jerilynn was a resident of Taunton for the past fifty years and was formerly of Brockton. She attended Brockton schools and was a graduate of Brockton High School. Jerilynn worked as a teacher’s aide and as a customer sales representative. She loved going to the casino with her husband, playing bingo, reading, spending time with her sisters, car rides with her husband and above all spending time with her family. In addition to her husband, Jerilynn leaves her loving son, Anthony Lema III and his wife Jeanne of Skaneateles, NY, her daughters, Jerilynn Leonard and her husband William of Taunton and Tara Wilkins and her husband Erik of Middleboro, her 12 grandchildren, 25 nieces and nephews, her brothers Arthur Yannone Jr. of Brockton, Kenneth Yannone of North Conway, NH, Thomas and Janet Yannone of Brockton, her sisters Mary & Russell Plourde of Bridgewater, Phyllis & Richard Butler of Middleboro, Teri & Joseph Macleod of Bridgewater and sister in law Alice Ferreira and husband Joseph of Raynham and the late Norma Wright of Middleboro. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Tuesday, August 21st at 9am. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Taunton at 10am. Relatives and friends are also invited to visiting hours on Monday from 5-7pm. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Taunton. Special Thanks: Thank you to Dr. Richard Stone, Ilene Galinsky and the amazing team at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA that took such great care of Jerilynn during her encounter with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Donations in lieu of flowers, may be made in Jerilynn’s memory to Brigham & Women’s Hospital or Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA

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O'Keefe-Wade Funeral Home
70 Washington Street
Taunton, MA 02780
508-823-3371