Anita Frances Warren

Anita Frances Warren always dreamed of being on a Broadway stage, but as she once wrote, her "best roles were wife, mother, teacher and nana."

On August 14, 2025, Anita passed away after a hard-fought battle with cancer that she approached with courage and grace.

Born in February 1951 to Samuel and Adele Weinstein, Anita grew up on Long Avenue in Allston. She attended the prestigious Boston Girl's Latin School and was an excellent student. Her warmth, sense of humor and thousand-watt smile helped her make fast friends with classmates, friendships that she continued to cherish throughout her adulthood. True to her dreams, she also delighted in taking the stage to sing in school musicals and beauty pageants.

Her studies eventually took her across town to Northeastern University. It was there, in an American History class, that she struck up a conversation with Charles Warren. They started sharing class notes and romance soon blossomed. Before long, they were engaged to be married. They were married in 1973 and moved to Marshfield, first to Island Street and then, after spending eight years living in Saudi Arabia, to Ocean Street.

Anita's professional career as a teacher includes three decades of service to the Marshfield Public Schools, where she taught special education and speech pathology, mostly at the elementary school level. She is remembered by students, parents and colleagues for her dedication and compassion for every student she taught. She also treasured the many dear friends she met at work and enjoyed spending time with them inside and outside of school.

A lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox, she deeply loved her "boys of summer" and she often called Fenway Park her "home away from home." She also enjoyed time spent with Charlie on the family sailboat, playing first mate to her "Captain" and camping out moored under the stars on hot summer nights. Back on land, you could find her searching for sea glass, reading the latest summertime novel on her porch, or working on a jigsaw or crossword puzzle.

Anita was always up for an adventure and she was an experienced traveler. She and Charlie explored the world, from the deserts of Saudi Arabia, to Rome and to Paris. She enjoyed trips to California and Hawaii to celebrate milestone anniversaries, getaways to Key West and Quebec, and an epic vacation in Italy to celebrate her retirement in 2016.

Anita was endlessly proud of her three children, Meredith, Kate, and Josh. She was even prouder of her grandchildren, Poppy, Saul, Hazel, and Bennett. She always made time for them, doting on them patiently, and was always up for endless games of Hangman, homework help, and drawing. She attended- and cried at - every concert, dance recital and sporting event. Nana's house was always decorated to the hilt with the seasonal treasures she loved shopping for at Christmas Tree Shop, and every occasion was marked with a greeting card from Nana, even while she was undergoing treatment.

She may not have made it to Broadway, but Anita was the star of our family – our beloved leading lady. She will be greatly missed.

Family and friends are invited to attend calling hours for Anita, to be held at the Cartmell-Davis Funeral Home (373 Court St, Plymouth) on Sunday, August 17 from 4-7pm. There will be a private graveside service the following day at Mayflower Cemetery in Duxbury.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Anita's name to The Neely House in Boston https://camneelyfoundation.org/donate/ or The Sherrill House in Jamaica Plain https://www.sherrillhouse.org/donate