Marie R. (Callahan) Alves, a longtime resident of Beverly and formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 88 years old.
Marie was born in Boston on October 30, 1937, a daughter of the late Timothy Callahan and Kathryn (Donahue) Callahan. She grew up in Charlestown where she was educated in the Boston Public School System and graduated from Archbishop Cushing High School. Marie was a homemaker who took care of her beloved family. She had a very active social life, where she was the Vice President of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, Chairperson of the Charlestown Bicentennial, a member of the Charlestown Historical Society, and founder of the Bunker Hill Community Museum. She was very active in the Charlestown Militia, where she made all of the costumes. She was also a member of the Old Charlestown Schoolgirls Association.
Marie is the beloved wife of 67 years of John J. “Jack” Alves. She is the devoted mother of Vicky Marshall and her husband Ted, Dawn Byrnes and her husband Michael, Maura Donahue and her husband Scott, and the late John J. “Jay” Alves Jr. and his surviving wife Janet. She is the loving Grandma of Megan, Ashley, Lauren, Amanda, Janelle, Alexander, Emily, her favorite grandson Patrick, and to her great-granddaughter Scarlett Rose. She is the dear sister of Kathleen Callahan, Deborah Forrest, Dan Callahan, and the late Timothy Callahan, Michael Callahan, and her beloved twin sister Jean Walsh.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Marie’s Funeral Mass on Monday, January 5, 2025 at 12 Noon in St. Mary’s Church, 55 Warren St. Charlestown. Parking attendants provided. Her burial will be private. There will be no visiting hours.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Marie’s name to:
The Friends of Ryan "Duce" Morrissey Scholarship Fund
PO Box 290009
Charlestown, MA 02129