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ANNA TEDESCHI Obituary

TEDESCHI, Anna E. (Canny) Lifelong resident of South Boston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on June 3, 2025. Beloved wife of Paul Tedeschi for 65 years. Devoted mother of Paul J. and Stacey Tedeschi of Quincy, Michael Tedeschi of South Boston, Robert and Jenny Tedeschi of Amesbury, Richard and Christine Tedeschi of Whitman, Kathleen Tedeschi and Hope Dickinson of Quincy, Teri Tedeschi and Sean Wallace of South Boston, Kevin Tedeschi and Jamie Simon of Boston. Cherished sister of Patricia Donnell and her late husband, Arthur and the late Catherine Richards, John Canny and his surviving wife, Carol, James Canny and his surviving wife, Peggy, Mary and Richard Adams, Frances and Albert Coronity, William and Maureen Canny, Daniel Canny and his surviving wife, Judith. Also survived by ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral Mass in Gate of Heaven Church, 615 East Fourth St., South Boston, on Saturday, June 7, at 10am. Interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Anna may be made to Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, 20 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 261, Burlington, MA 01803 or The ARC South Shore, 20 Pond Park Road, Hingham MA 02043. For guestbook, please visit www.obrienfunerals.com O'Brien Funeral Home 617-269-1600

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Published by Boston Globe from Jun. 5 to Jun. 6, 2025.

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Liz Maloney Kimball

June 7, 2025

Dear Paul and family,

Sending you all my love and prayers during this difficult time.
Anna was a great person and will be sorely missed by all who knew her.

Love,
Liz

Jimmy McDonough

June 7, 2025

Condolences to the Tedesci family

Rev. John McGinty

June 7, 2025

Sincere condolences to all the family these days. The loss of a mother is a heavy one. I remember her fondly from Gatey days back in the 80´s. May God bless her with peace, and you with comfort in memory and in the hope faith provides for a future still coming. Peace!

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