Page 20 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, DECEmbEr 13, 2024 OBITUARIES Carol A. (Schirl) Mancini Boston and raised in Malden, Mrs. Mancini was the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen (Malinski) Schirl. She was a former controller for John Hancock Insurance Company. A resident of Saugus for the past 38 years, Carol was a member of the Saugus Watershed Commission and frequently attended the Saugus Senior Center. She was an avid piano player and singer. She also loved animals. Most of all, Carol was always the family caregiver. Mrs. Mancini is survived by O f Saugus. Died on Thursday, December 5th at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital at the age of 84. She was the wife of the late Richard J. Mancini. Born in her two daughters, Debra Panetta and her husband Mark and Karen Brown all of Saugus; four grandchildren, Mark Panetta, Jr., Sabrina Panetta, William Brown and Sarah Moffitt; and her sister-in-law, Dorothea Schirl of Saugus. She was predeceased by her two Announcement The Saugus Board of Selectmen is accepting applications for appointments to the Saugus Cemetery Commission for the Town of Saugus. This is a volunteer/unpaid position for Saugus residents. Those interested may submit letter of interest/ resume, no later than January 13, 2025. Saugus Board of Selectmen Saugus Town Hall 298 Central Street, Suite 4 Saugus, MA 01906 December 13, 2024 O 1.On Dec. 13, 11967, what actor in “In Living Color,” who later had his own show and starred in “Ray,” was born? 2.The Yeti (abominable snowman) has mostly been reported to exist in what mountains? 3.What U.S. First Lady who had worked as a journalist established the White House tradition of themed Christmas decorations? 4.Traditionally, what is a sugarplum? 5.On Dec. 14, 1994, construction began on the Three Gorges Dam on what river? 6.Is a snowstorm the same as a blizzard? 7.On Dec. 15, 2011, what war ended? 8.What is sometimes known as five-alarm? f Saugus. Died on Wednesday, December 4th at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was the loving wife of John L. DeFranzo with whom she shared 53 years of marriage. Born, raised in and 9.In which year did a human first go to space: 1961, 1965 or 1970? 10.How are Huron, Mohawk and Oneida similar? 11.On Dec. 16, 1903, NYC immigrant Italo Marchioni received a patent for what food container that is edible? 12.What is “Mounties” a nickname for? 13.On Dec. 17, 1979, what U.S. president was the first to recognize Hanukkah by lighting a menorah? 14.How are pinkie, ring and index similar? 15.What Shakespeare play title brothers, Kenneth Schirl and Stanley Schirl, Jr. Relatives and friends were invited visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home Saugus on Thursday, December 12th followed by a funeral mass in Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus at 10:30 a.m. Entombment at Holy Cross Mausoleum in Malden. In lieu of flowers, donations in Carol’s memory may be made to either Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus 01906 or to the Northeast Animal Shelter at northeastanimalshelter.org. Gail M. (Richmond) DeFranzo a lifelong resident of Saugus, Gail was the daughter of the late George J. and Gloria (Lauretano) Richmond. A graduate of Saugus High School, Mrs. DeFranzo was a devoted homemaker and mother. Gail was never truly satisfied until everyone ate; she made sure of it. Besides her husband she is survived by her two beloved sons Richard DeFranzo of and Brian DeFranzo both of Saugus and two cherished grandsons, Jake and Nick. She was the sister of the late Ann Starkey. Relatives and friends were cordially invited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, Saugus, on Sunday December 8. A funeral service was held in the funeral home on Monday. Interment will follow at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at stjude.org. Jean E. (Watts) Surette A longtime resident of Saugus, passed away on Monday, December 10th, at the age of 75.Jean was born in Malden in 1949, the daughter of Francis and Eleanor Watts. She was raised and educated in Malden, graduating from Malden High School with the Class of 1967. includes a name of an animal? 16.What country has “snow monkeys” (macaques) 17.On Dec. 18, 1892, what Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ballet debuted in St. Petersburg? 18.What sci-fi character did James Earl Jones play the voice of? 19.In 2013, Guinness World Records awarded Brooklyn resident Scott Wiener for having the most kinds of what food container? 20.On Dec. 19, 1915, what French singer and actress known for “La Vie en Rose (Life in Pink) was born? In 1968, Jean married her sweetheart, Ronald C. Surette in Sacred Hearts Church in Malden. They settled down in Saugus where they raised their family. Jean attended the Mansfield Academy in Boston and Massachusetts Barber School in Lynn.She worked as a hairdresser and a barber for a short time, before taking a job as an operator for Cross Country Automotive Services, where she worked until her retirement. Jean is survived by her husband of 56 years, Ronald C. Surette, her son Ronald J. Surette and wife Nicole of Saugus, her sister Beatrice Moran of Haverhill, her brother Frank Watts of Malden, and her grandchildren Alex and Tiffany., as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughters Jeanne Bergeron and Charlene Surette-Watts, and her sisters Eleanor Palmer and Ruth Brown. All services will be private. ANSWERS 1.Eric Marlon Bishop (known professionally as Jamie Foxx) 2.High Himalayas 3.“Jackie” Kennedy 4.A candy of hardened sugar layers around nuts, seeds or spices in a plum shape 5.Yangtze 6.Meteorologists have strict stipulations for a blizzard, such as visibility and wind speed. 7.Iraq 8.A fire or hot chili 9.1961 (cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin) 10.They are Iroquois Indian tribes. 11.Ice cream cone 12.The Royal Mounted Police of Canada 13.Jimmy Carter 14.They are types of fingers. 15.“The Taming of the Shrew” 16.Japan 17.“The Nutcracker” 18.Darth Vader 19.Pizza boxes (595) 20.Édith Piaf
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