Whitman – Shirley (Tero) Stanchina 85, died Thursday December 22nd on her 85th Birthday, after a period of failing health. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph C. Stanchina.
Born and raised in Whitman, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Doris (Sandborn) Tero.
Shirley loved to garden, sew, knit, crochet paint and do counted cross stich.
She is survived by her loving children Russell Stanchina and his wife Cecilia of NH, Ann Sacco and her husband Tony of Hanson, and Jane Pye and Ron Lundy of Foxboro. She was the mother of the late Robert F. and Michael J. Stanchina and sister of the late Francis and Robert Tero.
She was Nana to Marc and his wife Lauren Sacco, their children Mia and Gabriella, Andrea and her husband Dave Floyd and their daughter Brooke and Riley and Isaac Stanchina.
Her services will be held Friday December 30 at 8:15 AM from the Blanchard Funeral Chapel (Rt. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman, followed by a funeral mass at 9 AM in the Holy Ghost Church, Whitman. Burial will follow in the St. James Cemetery, Whitman. Visiting hours will be held Thursday December 29 from 4-8 PM. Donations may be made in her name to the Alzheimer’s Assoc., 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472