Roberta Ann Nealon, 66, passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 12, 2009, after a courageously fought battle with Lymphoma.
She was born in Boston and grew up in Watertown and Waltham. A graduate of Framingham State College, she was a special needs teacher in Hopkinton and at Keefe Tech High School. She was proud of her many years of volunteer work and fundraising at Framingham Union Hospital and Michael Lisnow Respite Center in Hopkinton.
She leaves behind her devoted husband and best friend of 45 years, Robert T. Nealon Jr, son and daughter-in-law Robert Nealon III and Jennifer Nealon, son and daughter-in-law Joseph Nealon and Annette Nealon, son and daughter-in-law Jon Nealon and Jenny Raskin, sister Irene DeSisto and parents Edward and Ada Restieri. Roberta was the proud grandmother of Robert J. Nealon, Mary Nealon, Michael Nealon, Leslie Nealon, Alexandria Wertz, Grace Nealon, Charles Nealon, Lucas Nealon, Tess Nealon Raskin, and Bruno Nealon Raskin. She is also survived by many loving brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grand nephews and grand nieces.
Her fondest memories were of time spent with family at Disneyworld, Florida, and Cape Cod and she always considered raising her children and grandchildren her greatest achievement.
Roberta will be deeply missed by her family and many friends as she touched our lives with her loving acts of kindness throughout the years.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17th at Saint John The Evangelist Church, Church Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748. Following the service, all are welcome to join the family for a gathering in the Parish Center.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod, 434 Route 134, So. Dennis, Ma 02660.
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Rest in peace, Roberta. You have been such a wonderful aunt to us. Growing up I always felt you were genuinely interested in what was going on with me and my life and talking to you always felt good. You would greet me with a HUGE smile and ALWAYS reach out your hand to hold my arm as we talked - "Now Kelley, tell me all about...."
Now, our home is filled with symbols and photos of your caring - from the mirror you made us for our wedding to the ornaments you made and gave out at Christmas parties, cards sent to me while at college, the adorable kids sofa you gave Lucy and the pictures from wonderful summer days and special family moments - we will hold them and our memories close. Thank you. Love, Kelley, Matt, Camden and Lucy
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