Margaret Mary (O’Brien) Bedell, 71 of Manchester, NH formerly of Medford, MA died on Sunday, March 3, 2013. She was born in Medford, MA on January 10, 1942. She was the daughter of the late Richard Edward O’Brien and Margaret Mary Berner. Margaret was a retired long time employee of the Archdiocese of Boston serving St. James Parish of Medford and Immaculate Conception of Malden.
She is survived by her devoted husband of almost 50 years, Lawrence Edward Bedell, Jr., her daughter Linda Ristaino and her husband Paul of Meredith, NH, her son Laurence Edward Bedell, III and his wife Kathleen of Londonderry, NH and her daughter Lorna Palumbo and her husband Michael of Londonderry. She was the loving grandmother to 10 children: Dante and Rosanne Ristaino, Allison, Elizabeth, Christopher, Brendan and Kaitlin Bedell, Olivia, Benjamin and Samuel Palumbo. She was also the proud great-grandmother to Tucker Ristaino. She is also survived by her loving brother Richard O’Brien and his wife Diane of Malden, MA, nephew Robert O’Brien, and nieces Diane Goodwin and Dawn Tomlinson as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Calling hours were held on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 from 5-8pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. A Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10:30 AM on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at St. Mark the Evangelist Parish, 1 South Road, Londonderry, NH with cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity that is near and dear to you.