Wayland: Charlotte Colbert Quinn, 90, of Wayland, died peacefully on December 17, 2019 at her home under the care and comfort of her son Richard and his fiancé Carrie, her dear friend.
She was born in Somerville on September 3, 1929 the daughter of the late Nathaniel A. Colbert and Mildred M. (Foley) Colbert.
Charlotte was the wife of the late Peter J. Quinn who died in May 1999. She is survived by her sons, Richard Quinn and his fiancé Carrie Chen of Wayland and Stephen Quinn and his wife Marilyn Quinn of Lunenburg. She was the sister of Edward Colbert of Marblehead. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late James and David Colbert formerly of Lynnfield and she was the grandmother of the late Zachary and Austin Quinn.
She received her BA in Education from Emmanuel College and taught elementary education in her earlier years and retired to be a stay at home mother and raise her two sons.
Charlotte has been a resident of Wayland for the past 61 years and spent her formative years in Lexington.
Visitations will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, 56 Pemberton Road (off Rt 30), Wayland.
Family and friends may gather at the funeral home on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 10:30 am followed by her Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am at Good Shepherd Parish at ST. ANN CHURCH, 124 Cochituate Road (Rt 27), Wayland.
Interment will follow in the Quinn family lot in North Cemetery in Wayland.