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Jean (Flynn) Kashian
December 29, 2018

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WAYLAND: Jean (Flynn) Kashian, 89, died peacefully and comfortably in the loving care of her family at her residence in Wayland on Saturday, December 29, 2018 following a brief illness.
She was born in Framingham on December 4, 1929, the daughter of the late John J. Flynn and Edna (LaValle) Flynn.
She was the devoted wife of the late Henry C. Kashian who died on March 7, 2001.
Jean was the beloved mother of Janet Kashian Warner and her husband Edward Warner of Wayland; Peter Kashian and his wife Carol Kashian of Wayland and Ellen Kashian Jones and her husband Barry Jones of Sudbury. Devoted grandmother of Jakob A. Warner and Morgen L. Warner of Wayland; Robert N. Kashian and Alex S. Kashian of Wayland and Colby H Jones and Claire M. Jones of Sudbury. Sister of John Flynn and his wife Kathy Flynn of Concord and the late Gail Benzmiller. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Jean was the mother-in-law of the late Kimberly M. Kashian who died on June 11, 2013.
Jean has been a resident of Wayland for over 60 years and also of Lincoln, New Hampshire. She spent her formative years in Framingham and graduated from Framingham High School. She received her AS in Business and Secretarial Studies from Burdett College in Boston.
For many years, she was an Administrative Assistant with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Weston prior to retiring in 1994. In her earlier years, she was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout Leader for her children. She was a longtime communicant of St. Zepherin Church. She was a member of the Fairway Womens Bowling League and more recently with a Womens league in Norwood. She enjoyed spending summers in Lincoln, NH with her family.
Jean enjoyed taking many trips with the Wayland Council On Aging after her retirement and Henry’s death.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother to her family who were the center of her life. She will be fondly remembered and missed by all who had the pleasure to know her.
Visitations will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (off Rte. 30), Wayland.
Family and friends are invited to go directly to Good Shepherd Parish at St. Zepherin Church, 99 Main St (Rte. 27) Wayland for her Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 10:30 am.
Interment will follow in the Kashian family lot in Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.
For those who desire, gifts in Jean’s memory may be sent to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284.

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John C. Bryant Funeral Home
56 Pemberton Road
Wayland, MA 01778
508-653-4220