Linda H. (Messina) Lafferty, a longtime resident of Everett and Formerly of Charlestown, entered into eternal life on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at the Andover Forest Nursing Home. She was 78 years of age.
Linda was born in Boston on June 12, 1946, a daughter of the late Gaetano S. Messina and Rita (Saverse) Messina. She grew up in Charlestown where she was educated in the Boston Public School system. She was an avid New England Patriots fan, loved to read, and enjoyed watching Jeopardy.
Linda leaves behind her daughters Linda Vanderwoude and her husband Scott, Lorrie Santos and her husband Anthony, Amy Burton and her husband Scott, as well as her late son, James Lafferty Jr. She is the loving Nuna of Taylor and her husband Robert Anzidei, Chelsea and her husband Graham Steadman, Madison Davide, Alex Santos, Adam Santos, Ayden Santos, and to her great-grandchildren Valerie, Eliza and children of Alex Santos. She is the sister of Angelina Aubin and her husband Marcel, sister of the late Ann Messina and her late brother Anthony J. Messina.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Linda’s Visiting Hour on Tuesday morning, April 22, 2025 from 9:30 A.M. to 11 A.M. concluding with her Funeral Service at 11 A.M. in The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown, MA 02129. Her burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.