Obituary of Adeline Price

Adeline P. (O’Brien) Price, a resident of Burlington for 49 years, passed away at the Aberjona Nursing Center in Winchester on Monday morning, January 21, 2008. The wife of the late Donald F. Price, she was 84 years old. Adeline was born, raised and educated in Woburn. She was one of nine children born to the late George and Catherine O’Brien. Adeline and her husband moved to Burlington in 1959 where they raised their two sons. She owned her own Beauty Shop called “Adeline’s” that was located next to her home on Winn Street. She closed the shop 12 years ago but continued her profession by working out of people’s homes as well as at Tower Hill & Birchcrest. Adeline enjoyed playing Bingo and frequented the Bingo’s at the South End Italian Club in Woburn and the Stoneham Boy’s Club. She also loved to cook for her family. She also enjoyed knitting and was always knitting something for a friend or family member. Adeline was devoted to her grandchildren and cherished the many special times she spent with them. Adeline is the beloved wife of the late Donald F Price. She is the loving mother of Donald H. Price & his wife Diane of Burlington, David W. Price & his wife Louise of Woburn. She is the sister of Helen Webb of CA, Alice Palage of Woburn, and the late Esther Chester, Marion Baccari, Rita Monahan, Kay Hensley, George “Brother” O’Brien & James O’Brien. Grandmother of David H. Jr., Julie, Kelly, and Matthew Price. Adeline is also survived by many nieces & nephews. Funeral from the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., BURLINGTON (Exit 34 off Rt. 128, Woburn side) on Friday, Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Margaret’s Church, 111 Winn St., Burlington at 10 a.m. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 p.m. Interment in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Burlington. Memorial’s in Adeline’s name may be made to the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans, 14 Court St., Boston, MA 02108. Eulogy for Adeline Price by Michael Monahan My Cousin Don and his wife Diane have asked me to say a few words in remembrance of my Aunt Adeline. When Don called me I thought …. I’m not sure if I’m the right person to do this … as I am sure …many of you … both friends and family… have far more memories and far more interesting stories surrounding the life of Aunt Adeline … But I am truly honored that I was asked to speak …. So I would like to speak … of her amazing spirit and her strong will, even in the face of illness and her advancing years … and the aches and pains that accompanied those years. Watching her decline was painful and sad for us all…but she set an example for us all …. Through all of her hardships...she endured … through the loss of her husband at a young age … she carried on … raising 2 sons she loved…. by herself … she thrived … She was a wonderful mother …. As Don and David can attest. Raising 2 boys alone I’m sure was quite a challenge … but you could tell she loved it. These 2 men… Don and David are a testament to her devotion. She was extremely proud of her sons. She was also quite lucky to have two wonderful and attentive daughters-in-law in Diane and Louise. Their caring and support was incredible to watch. They are both amazing women. She was an attentive grandmother to David, Julie, Matthew and Kelly …. Aunt Adeline spoke often of her grandchildren whenever I visited. You could see the love in her eyes whenever she did. And she was a sister anyone would be lucky to have ... my mother certainly adored her. I was lucky enough to reconnect with Aunt Adeline these passed few years with my wife Mary Ann … I was able to watch and observe her…. not as the young boy who would come to visit at holidays and birthdays and all of those great family gatherings, but as an adult … as someone who could appreciate her humor … her strength of character … her sense of right and wrong … and as we all know, she was very strong in her convictions and quite vocal too about those convictions … it was quite refreshing really … With aunt Adeline … you knew exactly where you stood …. A real Irish woman …. I would like to speak also of her generosity… to her family and friends … the generosity of her time, of her spirit, and best of all … the generosity of her laughter….. She could draw a crowd and she loved to laugh … It may sound like a cliché, but her door was always open to friends and family … and it has been especially nice to see that after all these years … the cousins still showed up for a laugh and a conversation and to see how Aunt Adeline was fairing…. I will miss that connection …. That cohesiveness that often times many families lack…that thread that connects us to our parents’ and grandparents’ generations. As her nephew, I want to thank Aunt Adeline for making that available to us. She was an honorable lady …with genuine spirit to be admired … and a dear soul. We will all keep her in our hearts … and prayers… always. We will all miss her dearly.