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Christine Florence Obituary

Of North Reading, formerly of Reading, June 14, 2008, age 88. Wife of the late Richard Florence. Loving mother of Barbara Beighley and her husband James R. and Marie Koulas and her husband Greg, all of Peabody; Jean Haradon of Vermont; Diane Lambias of Wilmington and James Florence and his wife Ellie of Tewksbury. Mother of the late Nancy Greene. Sister of Walter Doucette and his wife Grace of E. Hartford, CT. Sister of the late Frank, Robert, Jimmy and Eddie Doucette and Alice Dalton. Grandmother of 16 and great grandmother of 21. Funeral from the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow St., NORTH READING, on Wednesday, June 18, at 9:30 AM, followed by an 11 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa's Church, 63 Winter St. (Rt. 62), North Reading. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in North Reading. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to: Hospice of the North Shore, 10 Elm St., Danvers, MA 01923.

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Published by Boston Globe from Jun. 15 to Jun. 16, 2008.

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Carol Harrington

June 16, 2008

Dear Family,

I was so sorry to see the passing of your mother, on the Boston.com website, today. I was looking to see if a very close and dear friend of my mother's had passed away, but then I came upon your mother's name.

My deepest sympathies are with you all, during this time of grief.

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