Mrs. Rita Gray, age 83 of Boston’s North End died Thursday in the Emerson Rehabilitation And Nursing Center in Watertown, She is the beloved wife of the late John Gray.Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Genevieve (Quarato) Polcari. She was educated in local schools and is also a graduate of the Vespa George School of Art.She worked as a Dressmaker and was a talented seamstress. She is a former secretary of the Boston Housing Court and a former secretary for the Carpenter & Construction Union Local #22. She enjoyed working in the garden, loved the ocean and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by one daughter: Rita Sinopoli and her husband Joseph of North Reading, 2 sons, John Gray of Windham NH and Guy Gray of Hudson, NH. Grandmother of Joseph Sinopoli, Melissa Lee and Shazia Gray, Great Grandmother of Stephanie and Nicole Lee. Sister of the late Louis Polcari, Anthony Polcari and Maria D'Ippolito.
Friends may call Monday from 9 thru 10:15 am at the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., Medford. Her Funeral Mass will be held at St. Leonard Church, Hanover St., Boston, Monday at 10:45 AM. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Contributions in Rita’s name may be sent to the Alzheimer´s Association, Massachusetts Chapter, Attention: Development Department, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472