Alyce J. (Gavin) Deehan, A 60 year resident of Medford, age 92, died on July 7, 2012, at the Wayland Nursing Home. A Graduate of Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School and Volunteer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for 15 years. Beloved wife of the late Charles F. Deehan, Jr. Devoted mother of Charles F. III and wife, Sharon Deehan of Natick, Paul G. and wife, Peggy Deehan of Melbourne, Florida and William J. and wife, Leigh Deehan of Pittsford, Vermont. Cherished grandmother of Lyssa and Gavin Deehan of Pittsford, Vermont. Devoted sister of Eileen Donahue and her late husband, William, of Bangor, Maine, the late Rita and Harold Foley of Lincoln, the late Mary E. Gavin of Woburn, the late William and Helen Gavin of Woburn, and the late John "Jackie" Gavin and his wife, Mary T. of Woburn. Sister-in-law to Pat Conroy and husband, Larry of Dennis, Roberta White of Woburn, JoAnn Jolley of Woburn, the late Paul Deehan and his wife, Yvette of Chesapeake, VA, and the late Mary and Walter Winston of Milford. Survived by many nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held in the Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Avenue, Medford, Tuesday, July 17, at 9:30 am followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant Street, Malden, at 11am. Many relatives and friends respectfully attended. Interment was in Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. Donations in Alyce's memory may be made to the Lawrence Memorial/Regis College of Nursing Scholarship Program, 170 Governor's Avenue, Medford, MA 02155. For additional information, please visit, www.magliozzifuneralhome.com.