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Shirley English Obituary

ENGLISH, Shirley (King) 89, of Millis, Sept. 25, 2008. Wife of the late Joseph F. English. Loving mother of Jayne Lawton and her husband Donald of Gloucester, Richard English of Boston and the late John English. Sister of the late Olive (King) Howard. Grandmother of Christina Zundell and Nathan Hays, Andrea (Zundell) Delarosa and Pablo Maqueda, Carolyn English, Joyce (English) Gwardyak and Michael Gwardyak, Matthew English and Natalie, Jason Zundell and Eric Zundell and Pearl Zundell. Great grandmother of Taylor LeBlanc, Dylan Hays, Alex, Isabell, Christian and April Delarosa, Thomas MacDonald, Alexa English, Carl, Ethan and Nicole Zundell, and a nephew Edward Howard. Graveside services will be held Tue. Oct. 7 at 1PM at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Millis. If desired, contributions in Shirley's memory may be made to the Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445, or the Thomas Upham House Activity Fund, 519 Main St., Medfield, MA 02052. www.robertsmitchell.com. Roberts-Mitchell Funeral Service Millis

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Published by Boston Globe on Oct. 5, 2008.

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Susan Treggiari

October 21, 2008

I was very sorry to hear about Shirly's passing recently. She was a very good friend to my mother while they were both in the Thomas Upham House. My mother, Madeline Gerlach, passed away 2 years ago. They were such good friends. My heart and prayers go out to your family.
Susan Treggiari (Gerlach) and Family.

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