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ROBERT D. "BOB" CONLEY Sr.

ROBERT D. "BOB" CONLEY Sr. obituary, West Roxbury, MA

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ROBERT CONLEY Obituary

CONLEY, Robert D., Sr. "Bob" Of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by family, on March 10, 2026. Beloved husband of the late Marie V. (Walsh) Conley. Devoted father of Katherine C. Martin and her husband, Gabriel of Canton, Paul G. Conley and his wife, Christine of Roslindale, Michael R. Conley of CA, Elizabeth M. Reed and her husband, Ryan of ME, and the late Robert D. Conley, Jr. Son of the late Mary A. (McGrath) Conley and George A. Conley. Dear brother of Joan (Conley) Gramer of Norwood; preceded in death by brothers, George, John "Jack" and Richard "Red" Conley; and sisters, Claire (Conley) Begin and Anne (Conley) Sheehan. Loving Papa of Kevin Martin, Erin Martin and her fiancé, Colin Soucy, Sean Conley and Michaela Reed. Also survived by many nieces and nephews; and his best friend, Al Celata. Funeral from the William J. Gormley Funeral Home, 2055 Centre Street, WEST ROXBURY, on Thursday, March 19, at 9:00am. Followed by a Funeral Mass, in St. Theresa of Avila Church, at 10:00am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Visiting Hours, Wednesday, March 18, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Bob may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center at https://joslin.org/giving For guest book, please visit gormleyfuneral.com William J. Gormley Funeral Service 617-323-8600

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Published by Boston Globe from Mar. 14 to Mar. 15, 2026.

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