Shirley J. Fallon

Shirley J. (Wells) Fallon, 89
1936 - 2025
Saugus - Shirley Janett (Wells) Fallon passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 28, 2025. Born September 13, 1936, in Gardiner, Maine to Henry and Charlene Wells, her earliest memories were of the years spent in the small house built by her father in the beautiful countryside. She recalled the family's flock of chickens, fetching water from a well, and growing up surrounded by creativity and inspiration.
Her family moved to Saugus, Massachusetts when Shirley was five years old. She graduated from Saugus High School and found work as a secretary at General Electric in Lynn. It was there that she met her "one and only love", Edward Fallon, and married in 1957. As a sergeant in the US Army, Edward was sent to California, and Shirley accompanied him, where her eldest son, Edward, Jr., was born. In 1958, Shirley and Edward returned to Saugus and had three more children -- William, Lawrence, and Carolyn.
Shirley was a dedicated home maker, a meticulous organizer, and the perfect complement to her husband of 50 years. Guided by her mother's love for music and painting, she developed a passion for photography and poetry at an early age. Shirley wished she had been able to attend college to study journalism and photography, but was content to fill over a hundred photo albums and to write prose, travel logs, and poems, including this one:
I love the sun shining so bright,
I love the moon as it guides by night.
I love the snow so clean and pure,
I love the flakes -- that's for sure.
I love the night -- cool in summer, 'tho bugs bite,
I love the nights wintry cold -- that we fight.
God's beauty all year long,
This is exactly where I belong.
Shirley was loved and cared for through her final years by Carolyn. Shirley's children are grateful for the support of other family members, the kindness of neighbors, and the assistance of medical personnel.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, her brother, Charles, and her husband. Left to cherish her memory are her sister Sylvia (Art) Montgomery, her children Edward (Kathryn), William (Patti), Lawrence (Jill), and Carolyn, her thirteen grandchildren Ben, Fionna, Kyla, LB, Briana, Sheree, Jordan, Dylan, Holly, Brody, Patty, Amber, and Gail, and a legacy of great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Shirley's memory to the Rett Syndrome Angels, 217 South Street Waltham, Massachusetts 02453 (www.rsangels.org) or the charity of your choice.
Service Information: Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Ave., Saugus, on Monday Nov. 3, from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. A funeral will be held from the funeral home on Tuesday Nov. 4, at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Margaret's Church, 431 Lincoln Ave., Saugus at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. For directions & condolences www.BisbeePorcella.com.