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Elsie Griffin Obituary
Ms. Griffin and her husband moved to South Boston and had been residents there for many years before moving to Ipswich in 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin had wintered in Seminole, FL for about 22 years. In her earlier years Mrs. Griffin loved to garden. She greatly enjoyed traveling and she loved her family very much. Mrs. Griffin was predeceased by her husband Thomas on December 23, 1988.
Mrs. Griffin is survived by her 5 children and their spouses: Elaine and John Gianakakis of Ipswich, Linda Ireland also of Ipswich, Thomas, III and Mary Ann Griffin of Norwell, Robert and Mary Griffin of Buzzards Bay, William and Carole Griffin of Plymouth. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren including: Sandra Carvalho, Jay Gianakakis, Brian Story and Dawn Colter, and by 36 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister Edna Baert of Danvers and by several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Griffin was also predeceased by her 2 day old son Richard, a brother Francis Lundgren and by 4 sisters: Esther Berry, Helen Mahoney, Alice Walsh and Edith Kerrigan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday May 26th. at 9:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church 52 Linebrook Road, Ipswich. Burial will follow in the New Highland Cemetery 29 Town Farm Road, Ipswich. An hour of visitation will be Thursday May 26th. from 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. in the Morris Funeral Home 45 North Main Street, Ipswich, relatives and friends are respectfully invited. In lieu of flowers please make contributions in Mrs. Griffin’s name to either: the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 10 Brookline Place West, Floor 6 Brookline, MA 02445-9924 or to the Masconomet Healthcare facility 123 High Street, Topsfield, MA 01983. For directions or to send condolences to the Griffin family please go to: MorrisFH.com.
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Perpetual love & kisses!
Bob Griffin
May 31, 2011
To the dearest mother a son could ever hope for.Mom,you will be dearly missed by all of your children.You were always there and ready to help us.
Sending you eternal love with much warmth and sadness in my heart.
Someday,we will meet again in paradise. Until then i pray to our heavenly God & Almighty father Jehovah,that he has embraced you.
Your loving son Bob
May 26, 2011
Lind & Dawn,I am so sorry to hear abouth the passing of your mother/grandmother. May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Take care, Betty Sotiropoulos Lynch
Sandy Carvalho
May 25, 2011
I will miss you so much Gram. Im very thankfull my children got to know their Great Grandmother. We were very blessed. I find comfort in knowing you are with Grampy again. I will miss you.
May 24, 2011
I will miss you greatly Aunt Elsie, you are my very special aunt and my God mother.May your new journey bring you close to all your loved ones, including my mom. Love Judi Mahoney Stewart
Cindy Taplin
May 24, 2011
My mother, Edna, and I visited Elsie at the nursing home most Sundays after church. After chatting awhile, I would sit back and listen to the two of them talk about their younger days living in Winchester. What one didn't remember, the other one did. They were so excited to talk about so many wonderful memories. I heard Elsie met Tom by throwing a snowball at his car as it passed by on a dare.
She was so loving. The last thing she would tell us when leaving was "love ya", and that's how I will remember her.
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