Rita B. Dalton
... Long time Tewksbury resident, 84
TEWKSBURY - Rita B. (Haskell) Dalton, age 84, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the North End Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Boston after a long period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of the late James F. Dalton. She was born June 9, 1923 in Boston, a daughter of the late George and Winifred (Fury) Haskell. She was raised in Dorchester and had been a Tewksbury resident and homemaker since 1957.
She was an avid Bingo player and enjoyed her times in Las Vegas and Foxwoods.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rita M. and Thomas Carbone of Nashua, NH; a sister, Ruth Carroll of Bath, PA; her grandchildren, Thomas and his wife Melissa Fini of Manchester, NH, and Carrie-Ann DeRiso of Concord, NH; a brother-in-law, Joseph "Pete" Peters of Rockland, MA; six great grandchildren, Maggie DeRiso, Andrew DeRiso, Andre Fini, Ryan Fini, John Fini, and Anthony Carbone; and many nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Walter J. "Skip" Dalton, and sister of the late George Haskell, Walter Haskell, and Eleanor Peters.
Her Funeral Mass was celebrated Monday, April 21, in St. Williams Church, Tewksbury. Burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery, River Road, Tewksbury.