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Vera M. DeSimone
March 18, 2004

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DeSimone of Brockton, March 18, 2004, Vera M. (Yanni) DeSimone, 85 years. Devoted wife for 60 years of Theodore “Ted” DeSimone. Loving mother of Ted DeSimone and his wife Connie of W. Yarmouth; John DeSimone and his wife Elizabeth of Saco, Maine; Elaine D. Flanagan and her husband Bob of Brockton ad Brigitte Von Weiss and her husband Dan Cotter of Easton and the late Richard DeSimone. Grandmother of Christopher, Gina, Jodi, Anne, Joshua, Emma, Michael, Kaleigh and Jacob. Great grandmother of Cory, Taylor and Lyric. Sister of Alba Kalenian of Westboro.

Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Monday 9 am. Funeral Mass in the Chapel of Mary at Stonehill College,320 Washington St.,Easton at 10 am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery. Visiting hours Sunday 3-7 pm. Donations in Vera’s memory may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 1309 Beacon St.,Brookline, MA 02446.

Obituary

Mrs. DeSimone died Thursday at the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Brockton, daughter of the late John and M. Innocenza (Procopio) Yanni. Lifelong resident of Brockton and graduate of Brockton High School Class of 1937. Graduate of Simmons College Class of 1941. Retired from Stonehill College in 1984 after 20 years in the Development Office. For many years she was Involved in City and State politics. She had been the only woman who served on the Brockton School Committee for 12 years and had been chairman of the Committee for several years. She also served on the Republican State Committee and was Governor John Volpe’s campaign manager for the Brockton area. She enjoyed summering at the family home in Popponesset Beach and also enjoyed bingo and trips to Foxwoods her primary focus in life was her family.

Survived by her husband of 60 years, Theodore “Ted” DeSimone, two sons, Ted DeSimone and his wife Connie of W. Yarmouth; John DeSimone and his wife Elizabeth of Saco, Maine and two daughters, Elaine D. Flanagan and her husband Bob of Brockton and Brigitte Von Weiss and her husband Dan Cotter of Easton, 9 grandchildren, Christopher, Gina, Jodi, Anne, Joshua, Emma, Michael, Kaleigh and Jacob and 3 great grandchildren Cory, Taylor and Lyric, a sister Alba Kalenian of Westboro and many nieces and nephews.

Mother of the late Richard

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Conley Funeral & Cremation Service
138 Belmont Street
Brockton, MA 02301
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