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MARY DIRUSSO Obituary

DiRUSSO, Mary E. "Betty" (Lahiff) Of Burlington, formerly of Somerville, July 28. Beloved wife of the late Raymond. Loving mother of Irene Papageorge and her husband, Sirjohn of Trumbull, CT, Raymond DiRusso, Jr. of Merrimack, NH, and Virginia Fontana and her husband, Richard of Tewksbury. Proud grandmother of Allison Kelly, Vanessa Amenta, Nicholas DiRusso, and Jonathan DiRusso. Great-grandmother to Ava and Aiden Kelly, Riley and Brooklyn Amenta, Jackson, Grayson and Emersyn DiRusso. Sister of the late Clarence Francis "Franny" Lahiff and Loretta Hardy. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Mother-in-law of Donna DiRusso. Visiting Hours will be held at the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., BURLINGTON, on Tuesday, August 2, from 4-7 p.m. Funeral from the Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 3, at 9 a.m. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Malachy Church, 99 Bedford St., Burlington at 10 a.m. Services will conclude with Burial in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge. For directions, obituary, online guestbook, and memorial video, see www.sullivanfuneralhome.net

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Published by Boston Globe from Jul. 29 to Jul. 31, 2022.

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Memorial Events
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Aug

2

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home

43 Winn Street, Burlington, MA

Aug

3

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

St. Malachy's Church

99 Bedford St., Burlington, MA

Aug

3

Burial

11:30 a.m.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery

580 Mt. Auburn St, Cambridge, MA

Funeral services provided by:

Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home

43 Winn Street, Burlington, MA 01803

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