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Francis Cleary Obituary

CLEARY, Francis C., Esq. Of Needham, June 17, 2009. Beloved husband of Jean M. (Fallon) Cleary for 52 years. Devoted father of JenniferM. Calabro and her husband John of Merrimack, NH. Charles F. Cleary and his wife Rebecca of Bow, NH. David H. Cleary and his wife Kiyoka of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. and Peter F. Cleary of Seattle, WA. Grandfather of Bill, Teresa, Joseph, Esther, Thomas, Jessica, and Nicole. Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM (exit 19B off 128) Friday at 9AM. Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, Needham, at 10AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday from 4-8PM. Interment St. Mary Cemetery, Needham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Frank's memory to the American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress St. #501 Boston, MA 02210. Late retired Vice President of John Hancock Insurance Company of Boston. Graduate of Boston Latin School class of 1949, Harvard University class of 1953, and Harvard Law School class of 1957. Navy Veteran of the Korean War. Volunteer gardener at the Stanley Tippett Hospice Home, Needham and also volunteered for the AARP tax program at Needham Senior Center. For directions and guestbook gfdoherty.com. George F. Doherty & Sons Needham 781 444 0687

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Published by Boston Globe from Jun. 18 to Jun. 19, 2009.

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tony Leary

June 20, 2009

Mrs.Cleary, Charlie, and family.. I offered my condolences to Mr. Cleary's passing. I did not know till Friday at 6 pm. otherwise I would have been there as Charlie was for me when my mom passed. My wife still remembers him calling me skinny Tony leary! when she met him going by your house a few years back, I was"nt that big? maybe

Dick and janet corrigan

June 19, 2009

Dear Jean and Family,

Please accept our deepest sympathy on the death of your dear husband/father Frank.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Much love,

Dick and Janet Corrigan

Angie O'Donnell

June 18, 2009

We will miss our dear neighbor Frank. Most often, we talked to him while he was lovingly tending to his yard and garden. Our children loved to yell over the fence to him while he was relaxing in his chair in the sun. He always had a smile and a witty comment when he passed by on his afternoon walk with Jean. Our deepest condolences to the Cleary family.

Angie, John, Claire and Grace McDonald

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