Jean M. (McCarthy) Bossi passed away Sunday at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was 80 years old.
Born and raised in Charlestown, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Mabel (Rand) McCarthy. A Medford resident for 54 years, Jean lived for her family. She was a devoted mother who did everything she could to care for her children and especially loved the company of her 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The beloved wife of Anthony J. Bossi with whom she shared 58 years of marriage, she was a devoted mother to Toni Marie Chardo and her husband Anthony of Medford, Lisa Oakes and her husband Stephen of FL, Dean Bossi and his wife Cheri of GA, Paul Bossi and his wife Cynthia of Billerica, Keith Bossi of Billerica, Scott Bossi and his wife Cynthia of Wakefield, Sherri Cole and her husband Gerard of Billerica, Anthony Bossi Jr. and his fiancé Gail Hills-Orth of Carver, Kristie Lacombe and her husband Michael of NH. She was a loving and proud “nannie” to 21 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She was a dear sister of Charles McCarthy, Patricia Hendricksen, Margaret O'Callahan, Helen Orpen, Marilyn Young, Elaine Dykens, Velna Marsden, Michael McCarthy and the late Robert McCarthy.
Her funeral will be from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford, Friday June 6th at 9 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Joseph Church, 118 High Street, Medford, at 10 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may visit at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 through 9 PM.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent in Jean's name to Mystic Valley Elder Services, 300 Commercial Street, Suite 19., Malden, MA 02148.