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JANE R. (POVEY) GRALTON
Jane R. (Povey) Gralton, 97, of Chelmsford, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in East Sandwich, Massachusetts. She was the beloved wife of the late John T. Gralton who died November 23, 1994. Born in Dracut, Massachusetts, March 15, 1914, the daughter of the late John and the late Annie (Mullen) Povey, she attended Dracut schools and was a graduate of Lowell High School. She then went on to attend Emmanuel College in Boston and was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Lowell in the Class of 1938. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Chelmsford for many years. Among her many interests, she loved traveling with her husband and spending time with her family. Mrs. Gralton is survived by two daughters Mary F. Sullivan and her husband Jack of East Sandwich, MA, with whom she made her home and Patricia A. Shaw and her husband Kevin of Queensland, Australia; a son John M. Gralton and his wife Chris of Brewster, MA; three grandchildren Kelly Sullivan and his wife Terre, Simone Thornton and Jennifer Gralton; a great-granddaughter Sahara Thornton; and many nieces and nephews. She was also grandmother of the late John H. Gralton and sister of the late Mabel Golden, Catherine Lathom, George Povey, John Povey, Mary Mahoney and Anna Hayes.
GRALTON – In East Sandwich, Ma, July 3, 2011, Jane R. Gralton, 97, of Chelmsford, beloved wife of the late John T. Gralton. Friends may call at the O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME 276 PAWTUCKET ST. at Fletcher from 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass on Friday morning at ST. MARY’S CHURCH in CHELMSFORD at 11 o’clock. Interment will be private. Those wishing may make contributions in her memory to the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod - VNA Hospice, 434 Route 134, Suite D-3, South Dennis, MA. 02660. E-condolences/Directions at www.odonnellfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Funeral Directors John W. Crane and James F. O'Donnell, Jr. (978 or 866) 458-8768.
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