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JOHN KILLILEA Obituary

KILLILEA, John J. In Brighton, formerly of County Galway, Ireland, passed away on June 27, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Agnes (Doyle) Killilea. Devoted father of Geraldine of Providence, RI, Caroline of Warsaw, Poland and John David of Brighton. Brother of Patrick Killilea of Galway, Ireland and the late Angela Ledwith. Brother-in-law of Jim Ledwith. Uncle of Carol O'Shea and Allan Ledwith. Visiting in the Lehman Reen McNamara Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Ave. (nr. Brighton Courthouse), BRIGHTON, on Friday, July 2nd, from 9-10am. Followed by Funeral Mass in St. Columbkille Church, 321 Market St., Brighton, at 10:30am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Mr. Killilea may be made to MSPCA, 350 South Huntington Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA 02132. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.lehmanreen.com Lehman Reen McNamara Brighton 617 782 1000

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Published by Boston Globe from Jun. 29 to Jun. 30, 2021.

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Gerry and Breda Bannerton, Ahascragh,Ballinasloe, Co.Galway, Ireland

July 13, 2021

Deepest sympathy to the Family on the passing of John. May he Rest in Peace

Kurt S Heinrich

June 30, 2021

To John, Geraldine, and Caroline, I am sorry for the loss of your father John J Killilea. My mother Evelyn, Barbara Richard, Derek & Sandy Simpson and I want to offer our condolences to all of you and your relatives through this difficult time. If there is anything we can do,, let us know. I am a friend of John David Killilea

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Lehman, Reen, McNamara Funeral Home

63 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135

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