Marianna M. (Peralta) Reynolds

Family and Friends are invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, March 28^th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Route 107) Revere, for Marianna M. (Peralta) Reynolds, who passed away on March 22^nd at the Whidden Hospital in Everett following a brief illness. Her Funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Tuesday, March 29^th at 11:00 a.m. followed by a funeral mass in Immaculate Conception Church (Corner of Beach St. & Winthrop Ave.) Revere at 12:00 p.m. (Noon).

Marianna was born in Swampscott and lived her early years in Lynn. She was a graduate of St. Mary’s Grammar School and St. Mary’s High School. She came to Revere in 1956 where she has remained. From the early 1960s through the late 1980s Marianna was a political aide to many of the candidates running for politics. She devoted a great deal of time and energy to her parishes of faith including Immaculate Conception and Holy Rosary of Winthrop. She spent many years both volunteering and working at both parishes and eventually served at parish secretary at the Immaculate Conception of Revere for several years. After her time at the Immaculate, she devoted herself to helping Rev. William Cummings at St. John the Evangelist Church in Cambridge, until Fr. Cumming’s untimely death. She then joined the parish staff at Holy Rosary Church in Winthrop as parish secretary and volunteer extraordinaire. Her life revolved around the welfare of her family and her church. She was a staunch member of the Massachusetts Citizens for Life, a member of the Maranatha Prayer Group of Everett and several other religious organizations. For over 20 years she worked as a secretary within the Revere Elections Department at Revere City Hall, where her personality and charm became apparent to all. Until recently, Marianna was still working at Holy Rosary Parish in Winthrop.

She is the wife of the late John J. Reynolds. She is the devoted mother of Kathleen A. Reynolds and Michael J. Reynolds and his wife Laura S., all of Revere and the late Mary Reynolds. She is the cherished grandmother of Christopher J. Reynolds and his wife Jennifer R., Michelle K. O’Hara and her husband Richard and Michael J. Reynolds, Jr., all of Revere. She is the dear sister of Rosalie Kinane, Sylvia Bourque, Dolores “DeDe” Kosmas, all of Torrance, California and the late Frank Peralta and Melanie Herrick. She is also lovingly survived by her sister-in-law Patricia LeMaster of CA and 2 great grandchildren, Nola and Cortana and many nieces and nephews. Interment in St Joseph Cemetery of Lynn.

Services

Visitation

Monday, March 28th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Funeral Mass

Tuesday, March 29th at 12:00 p.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, Revere

Interment

St. Joseph Cemetery, Lynn

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, 17 Court St. Boston, MA 02108.