Gertrude M. (Finn) Grant, a 45 year resident of Charlestown, died on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Brighton @ Medford Nursing Home in Medford after an extended illness. She was 88 years old.
Gertrude was born in Somerville and grew up there, where she attended Somerville Public Schools and graduated from Somerville High School in 1940. Gertrude worked for several years at the A & P Supermarket on Mystic Avenue in Somerville.
Gertrude is the beloved wife of the late Arthur Lorne Grant. She is the devoted mother of Connie Garceau of Florida, Richard Grant and his wife Connie of New Hampshire, Geraldine Carrington and her husband Robert of Stoneham, Diane Grant of Charlestown and the late Steven Grant and Arthur Lorne Grant Jr. She is the loving grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She is the beloved sister of Rita Ortalani of Somerville, Helen Keene of Somerville, Margaret Rose of Somerville and Albert Finn of Billerica.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours for Gertrude on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 2 to 6 p.m. followed by her Funeral Service to celebrate her life at 6 p.m. in The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Gertrude's name to The Life Focus Center, One City Square, Charlestown, Mass. 02129.