THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 25, 2023 Page 15 OBITUARIES Elizabeth A. Norton Of Malden and Rye, New Hampshire. Passed away on August 19th at the age of 91. She was predeceased by her loving husband Edward, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. She was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Kenney. Mrs. Norton was the loving mother of Paul Norton and his wife Margaret of Tewksbury, David Norton and his wife Lisa of Malden, Maureen Fahey and her husband Edward of Malden, Michael Norton and his wife Mary-Alice of Georgetown and Kathleen Bracken of Wakefi eld. She was also the cherished grandmother of Mark, Michael, Molly, Shane, Christopher, Colin, Matthew, Courtney and Caitlyn. Elizabeth was a graduate of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford. She worked as a Registered Nurse at the hospital for several years. She was also a longtime bookkeeper at the Irish American Club in Malden. Elizabeth was an avid reader and sports enthusiast. First and foremost, she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Relatives & friends are invited to attend her Funeral Mass celebrated at Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden on Friday August 25th at 10 AM. Services will conclude with interment in Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden. At the request of her 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330 Malden, Massachusetts 02148 (781) 397-7000 ext. 2044 family, visiting hours are private. Please go directly to the church on Friday. In lieu of fl owers, donations in her memory may be made to Visiting Nurse & Community Care, 37 Broadway, Suite 2, Arlington, MA 02474. Elizabeth Jovita “Jo” Center Passed away peacefully on August 21 at the home of her son, Brian Center and his family after a steady decline in health at the age of 97. She was the loving wife to the late John “Jack” Center, together they enjoyed 31 years of marriage and blessed with the birth of their son, Brian. The daughter of the late John and Margaret MacNeil of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Jovita was a dedicated sister to Malcom Mac Neil, Magdeline Giddings, Murdock MacNeil, John Joe MacNeil, Teresa Lawther, and Michael MacNeil, who all loved her and will greet her as she enters Heaven. Brian, his wife Jayne, and their three sons, Steven, David and Michael cared for Jo these last few months, and enjoyed many fi nal moments of storytelling, bourbon drinking, and laughter while watching television together or sitting outside in the sunshine. Jo became a “mother” to her siblings at a young age when her parents died, working diligently to keep the siblings from being separated. She showed her City of Malden Massachusetts MALDEN HISTORICAL COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING The Malden Historical Commission will hold a public hearing in Conference Room 105, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, September 11, 2023, to review and consider the following: Notice of Intent to Alter Building regarding building permit application #RES 060360-2023 for the building at the property known as and numbered, 197 Mount Vernon Street (City Assessor’s Parcel ID #090 771 104), which has been determined to be a Significant Building, in accordance with Title 4, Chapter 24, Code of City of Malden, the Demolition and Alteration Delay Ordinance, for the purpose of making a determination whether this significant Building is a Preferably Preserved Building and the building permit should be delayed, in accordance with Title 4, Chapter 24, Code of the City of Malden, the Demolition and Alteration Delay Ordinance. Permit application and plans are available for public review on the City website at https://maldenma-energovweb.tylerhost.net/apps/SelfService#/home By: John Tramondozzi Chair Malden Historical Commission August 25, 2023 love in many ways, always placing family above all else, even her own needs. She was a true hero and lifesaver to many, always humble, and generous to all. She never lost her love for her siblings and Cape Breton, and will be missed by many nieces, nephews, in-laws, and friends of her extended family. The family invites you to join them at Breslin Funeral Home, 610 Pleasant St., Malden to share a favorite story or a hug on Friday, August 25 from 4-7 PM. All are invited to attend the Funeral Mass for Jo at Immaculate Conception Church, 600 Pleasant St., Malden on Saturday, August 26 at 10am. Services will conclude with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden. Proverbs 31:31. “Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring praise at the city gate.” Her faith sustained her, and her family fi nds comfort knowing she is resting in peace with her husband, parents and siblings. In lieu of fl owers, please donate to a cancer fund of your choice. All of us have been touched by cancer in one form or another, Jovita was a breast cancer survivor for 23 years. Or reach out to an elderly relative or friend. Your time means more than anything you could ever buy for them. Jo loved when she received a long-distance call from one of her family members, she talked about that call for days. What seems so simple to you could mean the world to someone else 1. On Aug. 25, 1706, “afflicted” girl Ann Putnam publicly apologized for her role at what trials? 2. What is another word for clavicle? 3. On Aug. 26, 1826, what market opened in Boston? 4. What country produces most of the world’s vanilla beans? 5. What Disney princess has a tattoo? 6. What is Greece’s tallest mountain? 7. Belgium’s Ghent University has a 2023-24 literature course that uses what modern singer-songwriter’s work as a springboard? 8. On Aug. 27, 1964, what musical fi lm adapted from a P.L. Travers book premiered in LA? 9. What is Maine’s only national park? 10. Cast-iron plant is another name for what plant that is part of the title of a George Orwell book? 11. On Aug. 28, 1898, Caleb Bradham’s “Brad’s Drink” (with kola nut extract, vanilla and “rare oils”) was renamed what? 12. What is the South Beach Diet named for? 13. French Queen Marie Antoinette was born an archduchess of what country? 14. On Aug. 29, 2005, what hurricane made landfall in Louisiana? 15. What is the geographical feature known as the “Empty Quarter”? 16. What women’s sports team is known as the Matildas? 17. On Aug. 30, 1967, who was confi rmed as the fi rst African American Supreme Court Justice? 18. Does the moon have wind? 19. Guinness World Records says grave digger (longest serving) Allen McCloskey has been on the job since hand digging his fi rst grave when: 1952, 1964 or 1971? 20. On Aug. 31, 2006, what stolen painting by Edvard Munch was recovered by Norwegian police? ANSWERS 1. Salem Witch Trials 2. Collarbone 3. Quincy Market 4. Madagascar 5. Pocahontas 6. Olympus 7. Taylor Swift’s – titled “Literature (Taylor’s Version)” 8. “Mary Poppins” 9. Acadia 10. Aspidistra elatior (book title: “Keep the Aspidistra Flying”) 11. Pepsi-Cola 12. The City of Miami Beach 13. Austria 14. Katrina 15. The sand desert in most of the lower Arabian Peninsula; it has one main road – between Oman and Saudi Arabia – that was fi nished in 2021. 16. Australia’s women’s soccer team 17. Thurgood Marshall 18. No; it does not have any air to generate wind. 19. 1952 20. “The Scream”
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