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Jean A. (Kelly) Martin

In Revere, formerly of Lynn & Litchfield, ME, on December 12th unexpectedly at 94 years, in the presence of her compassionate God & faithful family. Beloved wife of the late Former Lynn City Clerk, Joseph F. Martin. Cherished mother of Lance A. Kelley & wife, Diane of Wakefield, Donna J. Dicks of Revere, Cynthia A. Welch & Colleen C. Kelley-Wakely & husband, James Wakely, all of Lynn, Joseph F. Martin, Jr. & wife, Denise of Danvers & the late Marna S. Carroll. Devoted grandmother to Kimberly A. Penney & husband Matthew & Heather E. D’Ambrosio & husband, John, all of Wakefield, Richard Dicks & wife, Lisa of Peabody, Derek Dicks & wife, Hayley of No. Andover, Patrick & Caitlin Welch, both of Revere, Laura McCarthy & husband Michael of Danvers, Brian J. Carroll of Revere & the late Honorary Revere Firefighter, Michael J. Carroll. Dear sister to the late Carolyn DiGiovanni, James & Donald Kelly. Also lovingly survived by her 13 great-grandchildren & many proud nieces, nephews, grand-nieces & grand-nephews.

Family & friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Friday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Church (Corner of Beach St. & Winthrop Ave.) REVERE & immediately followed with interment in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Face masks must be worn at all times & social distancing must be maintained at the church & cemetery. All attendees are required to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing and temperatures will be checked prior to entering the church.

Member of St. Anthony’s Ladies Sodality & the Wakefield Garden Club.

Services

**Face masks must be worn at all times & social distancing must be maintained at the church & cemetery. All attendees are required to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing and temperatures will be checked prior to entering the church.**

Funeral Mass

Friday, December 18th at 11:00 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, Revere

Interment

Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn

The family does welcome flowers, however, remembrances may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.


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4 Messages Send your condolences
  1. Bolade Owolewa
    Dec 18 2020

    To my dear Colleen (who is my “Mom” in America), Donna and the entire Kelly family; please accept my condolences and love at this very difficult time.

    Your mother was definitely a very special lady! Your family was blessed to have her presence for so many, many, many wonderful years. She will be fondly missed by all. It is very hard to miss such a loving and kind Mother, but God knows best. Please cherish the good times and memories of times you had together. Those times are priceless. Colleen, you are just a replica of your Mom in character, moral, integrity and kindness, therefore, all of us still have your Mom in our midst, which we thank God for. May her soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.

  2. Stephen P Duggan Sr
    Dec 18 2020

    To my dear friend, “Lanceman”, and the entire Kelley family; my condolences and love at this very difficult time. Your mother was a very special lady! Your family was blessed to have her presence for so many wonderful years. She will be fondly missed.

  3. Jo-Anne Rogers
    Dec 15 2020

    So sorry for your loss. Praying blessings for the entire family during this difficult time.

  4. Linda Dunphy
    Dec 15 2020

    Sincere condolences for your loss. A beautiful woman. I will miss her laugh. With Love. John and Linda Dunphy

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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.