Joan L. Tufts
April 1, 1937 — March 19, 2015
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Joan L. Tufts
Joan was born on April 1, 1937 in Melrose, one of three daughters of the late Joseph and Ruth (Connolly) Manning.She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1954 and lived in Woburn for the last 30 years. Joan enjoyed her working career as a Secretary for New England Telephone Co. and later Verizon.
True to her Irish heritage, Joan was a fun loving, sociable woman who was always smiling and forever loyal to her friends and family. Joan especially loved gathering together and celebrating birthdays and holidays with her family. She had decorations for every holiday throughout the year, and enjoyed hanging lots of decorations around her condo.Joan also cherished several cruises with her beloved sisters to Europe, Alaska, Russia, and just this winter to the Bahamas. In her free time, Joan loved playing cards especially Mahjong or Poker with her friends and neighbors in Woburn. Joan will be forever remembered by all who knew her as a loving, independent woman who cherished her family.
Joan was the beloved mother of Robert J. Tufts and his wife Ann of Stoneham, James M. Tufts of Stoneham, Donna M. DeLuca of Woburn, and John R. Tufts of Woburn. Cherished sister of Ruth L. Manni and her husband Victor of Wilmington, and the late Mary Lou A. Oatis. Loving grandmother of Nicole, Shaun, Patrick, Andrew, James, Vanessa, Robert, Christina, and great-grandmother of Dominic. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends will gather in honor and remembrance of Joan's life during visiting hours at the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose on Tuesday, March 24 from 4-8PM, and again on Wednesday morning at 9AM before leaving in procession to Most Blessed Sacrament Church, 1155 Main St., Wakefield for her Funeral Mass celebrated at 10AM. Interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Stoneham. Gifts in Joan's memory may be made to VNA of Middlesex-East, 607 North Ave., Ste. 17, Wakefield, MA 01880.
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Past Services
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
4:00 - 8:00 pm
Robinson Funeral Home
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Starts at 10:00 am
Most Blessed Sacrament Church
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