Marie Bernadette (Larson) Phaneuf, of Wilmington, born at Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett MA on January 12, 1930, passed away in the company of family on February 22, 2014 at the age of 84. She is survived by four siblings: David, Tammy , Sister Clarence Marie, Esther, as well as her husband of forty-seven years, Robert, and five sons: Doug, Brett, Kevin, Chuck and Robert and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all of whom she loved deeply.
Marie majored in English at Northeastern University and greatly enjoyed correcting our grammar and augmenting our vocabulary with her voluminous knowledge of the English language, which she put to good use having worked for many years as a corporate writer for the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation on State Street in Boston MA. Marie loved to sing in Church, was an elegant dancer and enjoyed all types of music, especially Big Band and Classical, but her favorite musician by far was Stevie Ray Vaughn. Marie was a devout catholic and generous to a fault, supporting to the best of her ability innumerable charities that worked to improve the lives of impoverished children and combat cancer and heart disease. She was a wonderful wife and mother and will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Funeral services will be held from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 374 Main St., Wilmington, Tuesday, March 4th, at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Dorothy Church, Main St., Wilmington, at 10 a.m. relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours at the Dello Russo Funeral Home will be held on Monday, March 3rd, from 4 to 7 p.m. Services will conclude with burial in the family lot at Cowles Memorial Cemetery in Ipswich, MA.