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Elaine Frawley Obituary

WELLESLEY - Elaine R. (Ulrich) "Buzz" Frawley of Wellesley, Mass. formerly of Needham, Mass., passed away peacefully on Jan., 24, 2019.

She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Frawley Jr. Devoted mother of William Joseph Frawley, III and his wife Jeanne Frawley of Falmouth, Mass., Gerard B. Frawley and his wife Kathie Frawley of Newton, Mass., Richard F. Frawley of Winthrop, Mass., David M. Frawley and his wife Wendy Frawley of Needham, Mass., Susanne M. Petros and her husband Dr. James Petros of Wellesley, Mass., and James A. Frawley and his wife Melissa Hatch of Walpole, Mass.

Loving grandmother of Jennifer Follett, William Joseph Frawley, Christopher Frawley, Laura Frawley, Matthew Frawley, Kelly Ferenc, Pamela Safe, Timothy Sullivan, Susanne Sullivan, Seamus Frawley, Caroline Frawley, and the late Kimberly Frawley-Haney, whom we hold and embrace in Loving Memory. Dear sister of Jeanne (Ulrich) Scannell of Plymouth. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, MA., on Tuesday, Jan. 29th from 4 - 8 p.m. Funeral from the funeral home on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, Needham, Mass. at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, Mass. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Elaine's memory to St. Patrick's Manor 863 Central St, Framingham, MA 01701. If it is not feasible for you to personally attend this Celebratory Farewell, please leave a fond tale or remembrance here: For directions and guestbook gfdoherty.com. Arrangements by George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram on Jan. 29, 2019.

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My deepest condolences to your family for the loss of your loved one. May the cherished memories you have of Elaine help sustain you in your pain. May your family be comforted by Jesus promise of seeing your loved one again as recorded in John 6:40.

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