Geraldine F. Orozco

Geraldine F. Orozco, 74, of Wakefield formerly of Reading, died on Monday, January 13 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. Born in Medford on May 17, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Elizabeth (Boylan) Shanahan. Ms. Orozco was raised in Charlestown and was a graduate of North Cambridge Academy and Cardinal Cushing College. She was a Middle School Teacher at St. Francis of Assisi in Medford, St. Mary of the Annunciation in Danvers and most recently for the Burlington Public Schools. Ms. Orozco is survived by her two daughters; Deborah O'Sullivan of Wakefield and Elizabeth Hamparian and her husband Neil of Merrimack, NH, her four grandchildren; Luke, Mackenzie, Jacob & Talon Hamparian and her three sister; Margaret Wiseman of Winchester, Patricia Merry of Smithfield, RI, Frances Whelan of Abington. She was predeceased by her sister Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" McAdoo. Her Funeral Service will be held in the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Friday at 12 noon. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home prior to the service starting at 10am. Interment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105 or to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants: 2231 Crystal Drive Ste 350 Arlington, VA 22202.