O’BRIEN, Frances E., of Winthrop, January 12, 2009. Beloved daughter of the late John E. and Selma (Swanson) O’Brien. Cherished sister of Florence “Janet” Lindquist of Winthrop, Grace McMorris of Phoenix, AZ, and the late John E. O’Brien of Rockport and Helen F. O’Brien of Winthrop. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass will be held from St. John the Evangelist Church 320 Winthrop St. Winthrop, on Sat. Jan 17, at 10am. Relatives and friends invited. Interment will be in Puritan Lawn Cemetery, Peabody. Donations may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, National Council of the United States, 58 Progress Pkwy, St. Louis, MO, 63043. Funeral arrangements are from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St, WINTHROP. For guestbook, go to www.mauricekirbyfh.com.