THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 23, 2021 Page 17 OBITUARIES Lorraine Mary (Falcone) Cantera Passed away on April 14, 2021. She was 90 years old. The daughter of Italian immigrants, Mary was a longtime resident of Malden and an active member of the Malden community. She was a former parishioner of St. Peter’s Church in Malden, a past member and treasurer for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), a former member of the League of Women’s Voters and a former member of the Victorian Society of Malden. Mary worked as a bookkeeper for Bond Brothers for over 35 years and owned and operated the Cantera Group which ran bus trips that many people enjoyed for over 25 years. Mary was preceded in death by her late husband Joseph Cantera. She was the loving mother of Duane Cantera of Stoneham and Donna Cantera Davis of Arlington and her late husband Peter. Mary was the sister of the late Domenic Falcone of Lexington and his surviving wife Yvonne Anderson. She was also blessed with a grandson, Matthew Davis and his wife Desirae Vasquez and nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Friday, April 23rd at 11am. A visiting hour will be held prior to the service from 10-11am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment of ashes will follow at Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary’s memory may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or stjude. org or Mass Eye and Ear at giving.masseyeandear.org. Margaret Irene “Renee” Petrie Passed away peacefully on Monday, April 12, 2021. She was 82 years old. Born in Malden on September 29, 1938, to Irene M. Petrie (Haumann) and Joseph T. Petrie, Renee might have begun her life in Malden but soon made Saugus her forever home following a family move from Malden to Saugus in 1946, where Joseph and Irene established Petrie’s Florist and Greenhouse on Lynn Fells Parkway. From a very young age Renee was a very active participant in the running of the florist with her younger sisters, Ann and Donna, and soon developed a deep passion for floral design. After graduating Saugus High School in 1957, Renee attended Rittners School of Floral Design in Boston. Upon graduating with honors, Renee went on to work at her family establishment, quickly making a name for herself as an award-winning floral designer on the North Shore. Over the many years Renee was an active member of the Teleflora and F.T.D. community, having a number of her designs featured in both print magazines, including two featured covers. She also won numerous blue ribbons for top floral design at the Topsfield Fair Holiday Floral Show. Renee was passionate about theatre and music and adored being an auntie to her one niece and five nephews. A longtime member of the Route 1 Business Association, Renee was involved in the many events and social gatherings, always able to make new friends and hold dear the long-term relationships she made. Following the sale of Petrie’s Florist to new ownership, ReOffice/Commercial Space for Lease 3 Large rooms, each with walk-in storage area. Ideal for Law Office or Aerobics Studio. Like new condition. Second floor elevator direct to unit. Seperate entrances - New Baths - Large Parking Area. On MBTA Bus Route #429. Located on Route 1 South at Walnut Street. Rollerworld Plaza Rte. 1 South 425 Broadway Saugus Call Michelle at: 781-233-9507 1. On April 23, 1981, a mix of cowhide, plastic and shark cartilage was used at Massachusetts General Hospital to create what medical first? 2. What four U.S. states border Mexico? 3. What animal’s diet consists of about 99% bamboo? 4. April 24 is the start of World Immunization Week, which was created in 2012 by WHO, which stands for what? 5. What 1919 Sherwood Anderson book is subtitled “A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life”? 6. What is done annually in the River Thames that is called “Swan Upping”? 7. In April 1930, “The Poor Millionaire” film was released, which was what important “last”? 8. April 25 is the Academy Awards; what film based on a Ken Kesey novel won “Bests” for Picture, Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay? 9. In what two U.S. states is coffee grown? 10. At the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, what was introduced as Fairy Floss? 11. On April 26, Charles Francis Richter was born, inventor of the Richter Scale, which measures what? 12. The longest U.S. Senate filibuster was in 1957 by Strom Thurmond for how long: 5:46, 11.20 or 24:18 ? 13. On April 27, 1791, what Charlestown, Mass., native was born who is the namesake of a famous code? 14. What Irish writer reportedly said before he died in 1900, “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do”? 15. In 1983 Redondo Beach, Calif., adopted what flying nonbird as its official bird? 16. How are Alvin, Simon and Theodore similar? 17. On April 28, 1937, the 1st U.S. animated electric sign (including ball-tossing cats and a cavorting horse) presented a free four-minute show in what Square? 18. What is an orchestra’s largest family of instruments? 19. What part of the human body contains about a quarter of the body’s bones? 20. On April 29, 1899, what jazz great was born who composed “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”? ANSWERS 1. First U.S. artificial skin transplant 2. Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas 3. Panda 4. World Health Organization 5. “Winesburg, Ohio” 6. The river’s swans are counted for their owner, the queen. 7. Last U.S. feature-length silent film 8. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 9. California and Hawaii 10. Cotton candy 11. Earthquake magnitude 12. 24:18 13. Samuel F.B. Morse (Morse code) 14. Oscar Wilde 15. The Goodyear Blimp 16. They are members of Alvin and the Chipmunks, a virtual band created in 1958 for a record. 17. Times Square 18. Strings 19. The feet 20. Duke Ellington
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