Barbara M. Dooley

Barbara M. Dooley obituary, Malden, MA

Barbara M. Dooley

Barbara Dooley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home on Apr. 5, 2024.

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Barbara Marie (Tiberi) Dooley was born September 29, 1946 and passed away on March 27, 2024, she was 77 years old.
Barbara was born and raised in Everett MA, then went on to raise her family with her loving husband in Melrose MA. She spent the last 10 years in Saugus MA with her oldest daughter and two grandsons.
Barbara enjoyed cooking and made some of the BEST Italian food anyone could ever eat.
Barbara was the wife of the late James R Dooley Sr. She leaves behind her daughter Tricia and her boyfriend Christopher Jones, and daughter Maeghan Bailey (Dooley). Grandmother to James III and the late PJ Paul Forlizzi. Sister to Patricia Palermo and her late husband Sal, JR Tiberi and his recently passed wife Denise, Louie Tiberi and his wife Carol. Sister-in-law to Maureen Falite and her husband Frank, Sissy Liston, Kathy Dell Isola and her husband Steve, Helen Barnacle and her husband Tom, David Dooley and his wife Christina, and the late Eddie Dooley and his wife Linda. Also survived by many nieces and nephews, and close family friends.
Barbara will be cremated, and services will be announced at a later date.

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