Marina R. (Boucher) Richards
Family & friends are invited to attend Visiting Hours on Thursday, May 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rte. 107) REVERE for Marina R. (Boucher) Richards, who died on Saturday, May 22nd at her niece Kelly’s home in Nashua, New Hampshire, following a long illness, she was 77 years old. A funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Friday, May 28th at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in Immaculate Conception Church (Corner of Beach St. & Winthrop Ave.) REVERE at 11:00 a.m., and immediately followed with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Face masks must be worn at all times & social distancing must be maintained in the funeral home & Church. All attendees are required to provide their name and phone number for contact tracing and temperatures will be checked prior to entering the funeral home & church.
Marina was born in St. John New Brunswick, Canada and was raised & educated in Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada. She came to the United States in September of 1961. Marina was married in 1972 to Leonard Richards and the couple made their home in Revere, where they began their family. Marina was a proud & loving mother of her only child Robin. She worked at Cerretani’s in Revere in the Meat Department, then later after Cerretani’s closed she began a 23-year career with Stop & Shop. She worked there until May of 2020 when her health declined and she was no longer able to work. Marina was always an energetic woman who had a positive outlook no matter what the circumstances were. She was labeled “The Queen of Stop & Shop”. She made friends very easily with her beautiful warm smile and outgoing personality. She was a woman of great faith & was a devoted parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Revere. Marina loved fashion and loved shopping for clothes. She was always dressed for any occasion and prided herself on her appearance. Marina was an avid bowler and was once featured on Candlepins for Cash. She loved going to music concerts, sometimes by herself. She was a big Elvis Presley fan. She would also frequent the theatre & her all-time favorite was Phantom of the Opera. Her outgoing personality allowed her to make friends very easily, wherever she went. One of her most favorite places was frequenting York Beach in York, ME. Her family will forever remember all the trips back to Canada & the countless memorable trips to York Beach followed by an ice cream & a trip over to Nubble Lighthouse.
She is the beloved wife of the late Leonard Richards of 16 years. Loving mother of the late Robin A. Imperato. Cherished & proud grandmother of Luke & Jake Imperato, both of Revere. Dear sister of Paulette Keraghan & husband Karl of Manchester, NH, Guy Boucher & wife Maryanne of Waltham, Bernadette Jaillet & Yvette Gaisie, both of Calgary, Alberta Canada. She is also lovingly survived by her aunt Rose M. Richard & many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces & grandnephews. Late member of the “Red Hats”.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society of Massachusetts, 3 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701.
Marina,
I just read that you passed away. I look at your apartment across the street from me and i can still picture your lights going on very early early in the morning as you were getting ready for work. Every Saturday, I would see you at the 4:00 mass with Luke and Jake. Please shine your bright light over those two little boys. You were a beautiful lady inside and out. I will never forget you passing by my house each day and we would catch up.
May you, your husband and Robin’s souls rest in eternal peace. I will miss you my friend.
Luv ya,
Jeannine
So sorry to hear the news. My condolences to Guy and rest of her family.
We love you and miss you auntie marina we are glad u are with god now special thanks to one of my favorite cousins Kelly for taking such good care of her in her time of need
To Paulette and Yvette.
So very sorry to hear the news of your sister’s passing. What a terrible time to lose someone and not be able to travel and visit with her while she was sick.
I will keep her in my prayers and send my love to you both
Jeanne Mance had shared the news with me that she was so ill
Cousin Rochelle
Dear Paulette, Karl, Guy and Maryann,
We want to extent to all of my cousin MARINA’s family our deepest sympathy on her passing. We will miss her yearly summer visit .
Want to say a special thanks to her niece Kelley for taking such
good care of Marina, she was a special person, hard worker, and very loving. She is now at a better place with God. She will be missed greatly by all who knew her.