Frances A. Oliver, age 73 of Medford died Thursday in the Sawtelle Hospice House Reading. Beloved wife of the late Richard Oliver.
Born in Boston, daughter of the late John & Lillian (Storti) O’Leary, she is a graduate of the Most Holy Redeemer High School of the former West End.
She worked as a waitress at several area restaurants . Mrs. Oliver enjoyed cooking, occasional trips to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, yard sales and playing the lottery. She is a collector of Emmett Kelly figurines.
She is the Devoted mother of Eleanor McCarthy and her husband Michael of Manchester NH, Patricia Belforte and her husband Edward of Medford, William Oliver and his wife Lisa of Burlington, Richard Oliver Jr. and his wife Janet of Beverly, Robert Oliver and his wife Miriam of Calais, ME. Loving grandmother of 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Eleanor Boyle of GA., Robert O'Leary of FL., Lillian Biardi of UT., Jack O'Leary of CA., David O'Leary of Quincy and the late Paul and Daniel O’Leary. Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., MEDFORD Monday at 8 am. followed by a funeral mass celebrated in St. Clement Church, 71 Warner Street, Medford, at 9 am. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours Sunday 3-7pm. Interment services private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Frances’s name can be sent to The Sawtelle House c/o VNA of Middlesex-East, 607 North Avenue Suite 17 Wakefield MA. 01880.