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Alphonsus Martin Obituary

MARTIN, Alphonsus W. "Al" In Woburn, Tuesday October 21st, beloved husband of the late Dorothy H. (Black) Martin. Devoted father of D. Suzzanne Minghella and her husband Alfred C. "Rappy" of Stoneham, Carol A. King and her husband Joseph of Woburn, Jacqueline "Jacky" O'Neill and her husband George of Ohio, daughter in law Virginia Martin and the late Ronald W. Martin. Dear brother of Patrick F. Martin of FL and the late William, Edward and Anthony Martin, Lenore Jeannette, Beatrice Murphy and Helene Kelly. Loving grandfather of ten grandchildren, Kelly Huff, Ronald Martin Jr,. Sherry Kirk, Jeffrey Martin, Ph.D., Peter, Bryant and Patrick King, George O'Neill Jr., Michael and Cynthia Hamilton, seventeen great grandchildren and two great, great grandchildren. Funeral from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, WOBURN, on Friday, October 24th, at 10:30 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Joseph's Church, 100 Washington St., Woburn at 11:30 a.m. Calling hours Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. Interment in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Peabody. Donations may be made in Mr. Martin's memory to Brigham & Women's Thorasic Center, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 or the the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Breast Cancer Research, 10 Brookline Place, West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.

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Published by Boston Globe from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, 2008.

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Wilma and Russ "Martin" Kubli

October 25, 2008

Loving thoughts and prayers are with you. Remembering many good times and food when both parents were alive.

Christine Roan Nason

October 23, 2008

My warmest thoughts go to my childhood friends at this saddest of times.

Alphonsus Martin with his Son Ronald's, daughter Kelly's, Daughter Tara's Sons Xavier & Landon

October 22, 2008

Nana, Dunky & Gooey

Kelly & Gary Huff

October 22, 2008

Dunky the only comforting thought I have during this great sadness... is knowing you are now with Gooey.

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