1918
Roselyn
2020
Roselyn E. (Richard) Weagle
March 11, 1918 — January 8, 2020
Mrs. Roselyn E. (Richard) Weagle, of Waltham, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in The Leland Home after a period of failing health. She was 101.
Roselyn was born March 11, 1918 in East Galloway, New Brunswick, Canada a daughter of the late Isadore and Catherine (Richard) Richard. She attended the agricultural school in St. John, New Brunswick prior to immigrating to the United States to join her siblings in 1950 settling in Waltham. She was married to Robert C. Weagle until his death on January 29, 1992.
She retired from Hewlett Packard and spent many years working in childcare for several families in Waltham.
Roselyn was a devoted member of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish and the Espousal Retreat Center in Waltham where she participated in the Cenacle Group and many other activities of devotion to her faith and her community.
She enjoyed travelling with her husband throughout the United States and Canada and spent many summer vacations in Gloucester with her family. A ballroom dancing enthusiast, she danced regularly until the age of 93. She also enjoyed knitting, gardening, word games, and especially spending time with her family and friends.
In addition to her late husband, Bob she is predeceased by her siblings, Lucy O'Brien, Edgar, Joseph and Yvon Richard, Rita Arsenault and Jeanie Petrie.
She leaves her sister, May Melanson of Lowell; many nieces & nephews; great-nieces & great-nephews.
Family and friends will honor Roselyn's life by gathering to visit at the Joyce Funeral Home 245 Main Street (Route 20) Waltham, on Monday, January 13th from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. before leaving in procession to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham, where her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.
Roselyn was born March 11, 1918 in East Galloway, New Brunswick, Canada a daughter of the late Isadore and Catherine (Richard) Richard. She attended the agricultural school in St. John, New Brunswick prior to immigrating to the United States to join her siblings in 1950 settling in Waltham. She was married to Robert C. Weagle until his death on January 29, 1992.
She retired from Hewlett Packard and spent many years working in childcare for several families in Waltham.
Roselyn was a devoted member of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Parish and the Espousal Retreat Center in Waltham where she participated in the Cenacle Group and many other activities of devotion to her faith and her community.
She enjoyed travelling with her husband throughout the United States and Canada and spent many summer vacations in Gloucester with her family. A ballroom dancing enthusiast, she danced regularly until the age of 93. She also enjoyed knitting, gardening, word games, and especially spending time with her family and friends.
In addition to her late husband, Bob she is predeceased by her siblings, Lucy O'Brien, Edgar, Joseph and Yvon Richard, Rita Arsenault and Jeanie Petrie.
She leaves her sister, May Melanson of Lowell; many nieces & nephews; great-nieces & great-nephews.
Family and friends will honor Roselyn's life by gathering to visit at the Joyce Funeral Home 245 Main Street (Route 20) Waltham, on Monday, January 13th from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. before leaving in procession to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church, 880 Trapelo Road, Waltham, where her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.
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Monday, January 13, 2020
8:30 - 9:30 am (Eastern time)
Joyce Funeral Home
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Monday, January 13, 2020
Starts at 10:00 am (Eastern time)
Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Church
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