FINNIGAN, Robert- Of Chelsea, July 4th. Devoted husband of Mary F. (Plona)Finnigan. Beloved father of Robert T. Finnigan of Chelsea. Cherished son of the late Arthur and Catherine (Travers) Finnigan. Brother of the late Donald Finnigan. Dear and loving brother-in-law of Karen Plona of Danvers, William Plona of Peabody and the late John "Jack" Plona. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral from the Smith Funeral Home, 125 Washington Avenue, CHELSEA on Saturday morning, July 7th at 9 AM followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Michael the Archangel Chapel on the Campus of the Chelsea Soldiers Home, 91 Crest Avenue, CHELSEA at 10 o'clock. Visiting Hours in the Smith Funeral Home on Friday from 4-8 PM. Services will conclude with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.
A lifelong Chelsea resident, Robert, at 66, passed away peacefully at home early Wednesday morning after a long illness. For over 14 years he worked as an inhalation therapist at the Chelsea Soldiers Home. He also worked for over 7 years for Burstein & Company. In August, he and his wife Mary would have celebrated thier 40th wedding anniversary.