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HELEN CALNAN Obituary
Born and raised in Dorchester, Helen was a daughter of the late Martin J. Scully and Sigrid (Hook) Morris. She was educated in Boston Schools, and went on to own and operate the Hallmark Cards and Gifts Store on East Broadway in South Boston for over 50 years. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, and loved to play golf.
Helen was the beloved wife of the late Charles J. Calnan. Loving sister of Barbara M. O'Leary of Summerville SC, and the late Martin J. Scully, and Margaret Reece. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will gather in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock Street, QUINCY, beginning at 9:45 AM on Monday, November 12, and then process to Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree for a graveside service at 11 o'clock.
See www.Keohane.com or call 1-800-Keohane for directions and online condolences.
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December 5, 2018
Offering our sincere condolences. May the God of love comfort your heart and make you firm in your time of grief. 2 Thessalonians 2:16,17.
PRISCILLA Murphy
November 9, 2018
Always a smile and a kind word.
Karen Fahey-Ricciardi
November 9, 2018
Rest in Peace Helen. You were a mild mannered lady, well known in the So. Boston business community. Dear friend to my parents, Walter & Grace Fahey, I am sad to hear this.
November 9, 2018
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
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