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Cecelia ALLISON Obituary

ALLISON, Cecelia M. "Cece" Of Newburyport, formerly of Nahant, passed away on April 28, 2025, at age 67, from pneumonia. Daughter of the late Cecelia J. (Allard) Allison and late Kenneth W. Allison; and stepdaughter of Clare Creighton of Hereford, AZ.

Cece received her RN degree from Endicott College, worked at Salem Hospital for many years and had been working at Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield until her death. Cece will be remembered for her quick wit, her sense of humor and her dedication to the care of her patients.

She leaves behind her loving partner and best friend, Paul Butler of Newburyport; brother, Kenneth E. Allison and wife, Mary of Hanson; sister, Andrea Murphy and husband, Scott of Nahant; sister, Eileen Allison of Ashland. She was predeceased by her sister, Janet (Allison) Donaher. She also leaves several nieces and nephews, Amanda Cray of Salem, Andrew Murphy of Weymouth, Leah Taylor of Dover, NH, Paul Donaher of Pelham, NH and Rachel and Diane Laquidara of Ashland.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 11:00 AM, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 248 Nahant Rd., Nahant, followed by Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Nahant.

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Published by Boston Globe from May 13 to May 14, 2025.

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john leslie

June 4, 2025

Hey ken , John Leslie here. So sorry for your family loss. Take care.

Katherine Quijano

June 1, 2025

I´m so saddened to hear of CeCe passing. I knew her from work and she was a kind caring person who loved her partner very much. She would speak of her family and Paul with such loving words. May you find comfort in your time of grief. The world lost a beautiful woman!

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Ro Tuttavilla

May 14, 2025

Lovely CeCe...What A Kind, Energetic, Funny, Poised, Generous Woman .
To Your Family...May Peace Fill Your Hearts. So Very Sorry To Read Of CeCe´s Passing.

Donna Lamb

May 13, 2025

God Bless you CC. I pray for your family. May you RIP!

Kip Brown

May 12, 2025

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.Rip in piece.

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