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Alice Suri
September 27, 2008

Obituary

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Jillian

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>Alice E. Suri, 99, of Marshall Street was an avid walker, bridge
>player, crossword puzzle fan and supporter of the Fitchburg Public
>Library, remaining fiercely independent until dying peacefully at
>home, September 27, 2008.
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>Alice was born in Leominster July 23, 1909, eldest daughter of the
>late James A. McDonnell and Margaret (Morley) McDonnell; she was a
>sister of the late Lester McDonnell and Elinor (McDonnell) Casey. She
>married the late Eino S. Suri of Fitchburg in 1939 and they built the
>family home there in 1952.
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>She graduated from Leominster High School and Fitchburg Normal School
>(now Fitchburg State College). She taught first in Leominster,
>including Priest Street School, and Fitchburg public schools, and
>then at Community School and Applewild School for 19 years. After
>retiring from teaching she volunteered with the Elder Service Corps
>for Montachusett Home Care for twenty years, retiring when she was
>90. Her work was recognized by the Massachusetts House of
>Representatives and the United States Congress.
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>Alice is survived by a son, Peter T. Suri and his wife Jane Fulton
>Suri; children of her son the late Thomas B. Suri and his wife Joyce
>(Champa) Candela: A. Thomas Suri and Justine M. (Suri) Macchione and
>her husband Jay Macchione; two great-grandchildren: Nicholas J.
>Macchione, and Gianna E. Macchione. Also by nieces, nephews and their
>families: Patricia Biscotti, daughter of the late Lester and Mary
>(Montagna) McDonnell; Margaret Melanson, Marie Mead, Ann Plant,
>Kathleen Ducharme, and James Casey, children of the late William and
>Elinor (McDonnell) Casey; and James Nolan, Paula Cauley, Frances
>Crowe and Peter Nolan, children of the late James and Elma (Suri)
>Nolan.
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>SURI-A memorial service will be held 10:30 AM Saturday, October 4,
>2008, at Christ Church, Fitchburg. There will be a private burial at
>Forest Hill Cemetery. The family is being assisted by Bosk Funeral
>Home, 85 Blossom St., Fitchburg.
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>Alice would encourage family and friends to send donations, in her
>memory, payable to: Trustees of Fitchburg Public Library c/o
>Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420.
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