Carole R. Guarente
...Community Newspaper Editor; 50
TEWKSBURY - Carole R. Guarente, 50, died Thursday, May 29, at the Prescott House in NorthAndover after a lengthy battle with cancer.
She was born in Cambridge, Dec. 15, 1952, a daughter of Ralph Guarente of Port Charlotte, Fla.,and the late Dorothy (Bailey) Guarente, who died in 1978. She was raised in Tewksbury, andgraduated from Tewksbury Memorial High School with the class of 1970. She went on to earnher Bachelors degree in English at Boston State College, now the University of Massachusetts,Boston. She lived in Marblehead and Salem most of her adult life.
She was employed by Community Newspapers as a Special Features Editor, based in Danvers.
Besides her father, she is survived by a sister, June Guarente of Methuen, a brother and sister-in-law, Glenn and his wife Rebecca (Burke) Guarente of Dracut, a step-mother, Ruth (Patterson)Guarente of Port Charlotte, Fla., two aunts and an uncle, Elizabeth “Bette” Guarente of Melroseand Thomas and Janice Bailey of Leominster.
Her Funeral Mass was held Saturday, May 31, in the ImmaculateConception Church, in Lowell. Interment was in Tewksbury Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to theAmerican Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1909, Framingham, MA 01701 will be appreciated.