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Clare M. O’Brien

Family & friends are invited to attend a Visitation on Saturday, March 30th in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) REVERE from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., for Retired Lt. Col. Clare M. O’Brien, who passed following a lengthy illness on Monday, March 25th. A Funeral Mass will follow the visitation at the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, 90 Crest Ave., on the campus of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, Chelsea at 11:00 a.m. and immediately followed by interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

Lt. Col. O’Brien lived and was educated in Revere and was a 1948 alumna of the Immaculate Conception High School of Revere. She entered the Air Force in February of 1956 at the end of the Korean Conflict & served until & thru the entire Vietnam Era, completing twenty years of service in February of 1976. She was an alumna of the Chelsea Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1952. Lt. Col. O’Brien’s service history and accomplishments were many. She was the recipient of the Bronze Star, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Air Force Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Award, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, among other commendations & achievements. After retirement, she made her home in Falmouth, MA remaining there until last year (2018).

Clare was the beloved daughter of the late Ret. Revere Fire Lt. Jeremiah R. O’Brien & Eleanor F. (McQueeney) O’Brien. She is the cherished sister of the late Richard O’Brien & his wife Margaret Mary O’Brien of Silver Spring, MD, the late William O’Brien & his late wife Lucille, the late Mary Jane Rainge & her late husband Hugh R. Rainge, and John P. O’Brien & his wife, Mary of Norwood. She is the aunt of Eileen M. McLaughlin of Herndon, VA, the late Kathleen O’Brien, John C. O’Brien of Mansfield, MA, William D. O’Brien of Watertown, NY, Julie O’Brien of Yarmouth, MA, Beth M. DiBiasi of Windsor Locks, CT, Elisabeth Rainge of Wayland, MA, Maryellen St. George of Gainesville, VA, and Kristine R. Gatesman of Acton, MA. She is also lovingly survived by many grand-nieces & grand-nephews.

Services

Visiting Hours

Saturday, March 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Funeral Mass

Saturday, March 30th at 11:00 a.m. in St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, Chelsea Soldiers Home, Chelsea

Interment

Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Catholic Appeal, P.O. Box 9134, Canton, MA 02021-9134.

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  1. Linda J Stierle
    Apr 5 2019

    Ob behalf of the Society of Air Force Nurses, please know we are also mourning with you the loss of our colleague and friend, Lieutenant Colonel Clare O’Brien. She was a remarkable woman who made a difference in the lives of so many in her journey through life. She was a Charter Member of our Society and a donation will be made in her memory as requested. Clare will most definitely be missed, and she will not be forgotten by the Air Force nurse community.
    Linda J. Stierle, Brigadier General, USAF (Retired)

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To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.
On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.
Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.
Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.
Thank you for your friendship and continued support.
God bless you all.
Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.

To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.

On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.

Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.

Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.

Thank you for your friendship and continued support.

God bless you all.

Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.