Joann Griffin

JoAnn G. Griffin, 89, of Andover, formerly of Belmont and Medford, died on Tuesday, July 15 at the Wingate at Andover.

Born in Naples, Italy on June 24, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Carmella (DiNicola) Cantone.

Mrs. Griffin was a graduate of Somerville High School. She was a longtime Medford resident and had also lived in Belmont and Andover. She was also a member of St. Patrick Church in Stoneham.

Mrs. Griffin was the wife of the late Charles Griffin. She was the mother of June M. Quinlan of Methuen, James Butler III and wife Barbara of Andover and Deborah Ryan and husband Paul of Saugus and the grandmother of Karen Quinlan-Jaskot, Robert Quinlan, Heather Herring, James Butler IV, Stephanie Ryan and Emily Ryan. She is also survived by 5 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Her funeral will be held from the McDonald-Finnegan Funeral Home, 322 Main St., Stoneham on Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a funeral mass in St. Patrick Church, 71 Central St., Stoneham at 10 o'clock. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 4 to 8 P.M. Interment will be at Puritan Lawn Cemetery in Peabody.

Read JoAnn Griffin's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald-Finnegan Funeral Home
322 Main Street
Stoneham , MA US 02180
Monday, July 21, 2008, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

St. Patrick Church
71 Central Street
Stoneham , MA US 02180
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 10:00 AM

Cemetery

Puritan Lawn Memorial Park
185 Lake Street
Peabody , MA US 01960
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 11:30 AM