Iris Marie White, of West Medford, MA unexpectedly passed away on August 25, 2023 in Orlando, FL.
Iris was born in Boston, MA on March 10, 1944 to her loving parents, Eldine and Richard Anderson. She moved to West Medford when she was a child.. As a teenager, Iris was a ballerina. She was very graceful and elegant.
Iris graduated from Medford High School where she met her future husband, James White. They were high school sweethearts and have been married for 60 years.
Iris worked as a Supplier Manager at At&t for 31 years. When she retired she spent her summers in Martha’s Vineyard with her husband and family.
Iris will be remembered for being a devoted wife as well as a dedicated mother and grandmother.
She was fondly known as Nanny to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, whom she endlessly adored.
Iris is predeceased by her parents Eldine and Richard, her sisters Ethel, Eleanor, Diane, and, her brothers Teddy, George, Johnny, Joe, Jimmy, Robert. As well as her great-grandson Jaden.
She is survived by her husband James, her brother Al Carr, her two children James Jr., and Cheryl, her grandchildren Nicole, Beau, Kyla, Darion and Mesani and her great-grandchildren Angel, Amara and Damon.
A celebration of life will be held on November 11, 2023 at Beals-Geake-Magliozzi Funeral Home, 29 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA. The wake is 11:00am-1:00pm with services following 1:00pm-2:00pm.
The repass will follow at the American Legion, 321 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA, 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For additional information, please visit, www.magliozzifuneralhome.com.