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Thelma Lopez Obituary

LOPEZ, Thelma D. (Corner) Of Townsend, former longtime Arlington resident, Dec. 8. Beloved wife of the late William P. Lopez, Sr. Loving mother of William, Jr. and his wife Cathe of Chelmsford, Allen of Louisville, KY, Lolita Lopez of Townsend, Juanita and her husband Joseph Jaillet of Londonderry, NH. Grandmother of Matthew, Brandon, Samuel, Sean and Mark. Great Grandmother of Samantha and Kayla. Sister of Herbert Corner of NH and the late Robert, Millie Oquist and Frederick Corner. Sister in law of Marjorie Steele of Arlington. Dear aunt of Joe Steele, Ruth Elmes, Karen Corner, Arvid Oquist and Melody Fellows and survived by her many great nieces and nephew. Services at the DeVito-O'Donnell Funeral Home, 1145 Mass. Ave., ARLINGTON HEIGHTS with visitation on Thursday 4-8 p.m. Funeral Friday at 9 am. Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Agnes Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: DAV Memorial Program, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250

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Published by Boston Globe from Dec. 10 to Dec. 11, 2008.

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Rhonda Eaton

December 19, 2008

Hi,
I am Rhonda, Matthew Lopez's Girlfriend. Matthew is Thelma's Grandson and the Son of Lolita (Thelma's Daughter). Lolita is without access to e-mail at this time, so I wanted to forward her address to those of you interested in having it. Lolita Lopez, 62 West Elm Street, Townsend, MA 01474 and her phone number is 978-597-6919. She appreciates all entries here and the Sympathy expressed here with regard to her Loving and Kind Mother, Thelma.

December 11, 2008

We are so very sorry to her of your loss. Mrs. Lopez was a wonderful person, and will be missed.
Love,
the Leducs

Barbara (Shaw) Tarallo

December 11, 2008

Juanita & Lolita - I am so sorry for your loss! All my love and prayers are with you today and through the holidays. Fond memories of your mother will always be with those who knew her.
Love to all,
Barbara (Shaw) Tarallo

Helen Carter (Shaw)

December 11, 2008

For a lovely lady who was always ready to give a smile or a helping hand to anyone who needed it. You will be missed! For Lolita and Juanita - I hope you can take comfort in the fact that you mother will never be far away... she'll always be with you.

Patty Feener

December 11, 2008

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Thelma.
Since I have known her most of my life, and her daughter Lolita is my lifelong friend, she in many ways was like a second mother to me growing up.
I guess I will always remember her interest in the community and writing "Letters to the Editor" in the Arlington paper, and I was amazed at her intelligence in commenting about local politics.
More importantly she was a wonderful mother. She took all kinds of "strays" into her home that her kids dragged home and treated them like her own family. She was a big reason I believe that her children have been so creative. She always wanted them to express their creativity and be individuals. She loved most everyone and was in my view a most "non judgemental" person. That is a quality that we can all admire.
Although Thelma or "Ma Lopez" lived a very simple life here on earth, I like to think that her reward in heaven has just begun to unfold, and that we can only imagine what is waiting for us on the other side. Her physical pain is gone, and I can just picture her beaming now that she has been reunited with the people who she loved and have already crossed over.
I will keep her in my heart always and I thank her for being a kind and loving person who was part of my life on earth. I love you Ma Lopez.

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