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Gertrude Swanson Obituary

SWANSON, Gertrude H. (Dwinell) Of Needham, Jan 29th, formerly of Jamaica Plain and Dracut. Died peacefully with her daughters at her side. Beloved wife of the late Nils M., and loving mother of Carla M. Reveliotty, and her husband Michael C., of Dover, and Christina F. Ilsley, and her husband Stephen R., of West Roxbury. Dear grandmother of Alex Reveliotty of Los Angeles, CA, and Graham and Christian Ilsley, both of West Roxbury. Sister of the late Frederick C. Dwinell. Following Gertrude's wishes, a Memorial Service will be held in the spring when the lilacs are in bloom. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory to the MSPCA/Angell Memorial, Attn: Donations, 350 S. Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130 would be appreciated. Gertrude's family extends deep gratitude and thankfulness to the staff at Briarwood for the compassionate and loving care she received and for the many new friends made while Gertrude resided at Briarwood Healthcare in Needham. We are most grateful. For obituary and guestbook please visit website. Folsom Funeral Home www.folsomfuneral.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 2011.

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John Donovan

January 10, 2025

When I was a youngster in Dracut, and lived in the house nest to the Dwinell's I used to visit their home many, many times to see Gertrude, I liked her very much as a friend and she made me cookies and one time when Fred was away the family gave me Fred's stamp collection. I loved their dog,a Irish setter, but he bit me once while I was sleding down the Clark Avenue hill. We enjoyed each other as good friends and will miss her greatly. I just love to visit with her parents and still can smell the tobacco from her dad's pipe. Hope to see Gertrude in heaven.

AnneMarie (Keith) Moriarty

February 2, 2011

I was friends with Mrs. Swanson when I was a young girl living on St. Rose St. in JP. I would frequently visit her in the afternoons and help her out with her chores or sit on the porch and talk. She was truly a sweet women. I also remember her love of lilacs as she would visit the Arnold Aboretum on Lilac Sunday each spring.

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