Obituary of Rita Frazier

Rita Frazier, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at the Winchester Hospital with her family at her bedside on Friday night, April 29, 2011. She was 83 years old. Rita was born in East Boston, the daughter of the late Joseph and Grace Carideo. She grew up and was educated in East Boston. When she was young she was a technician at Gillette. Upon becoming a mother, she chose to remain home with her children. After her children were grown, she worked in the Burlington School system cafeterias for many years. She had been a resident of Burlington for the past 53 years. Rita made a loving home for her family. She was supportive and encouraging to her children. She was always present to lend a helping hand or offer words of wisdom as her family faced life’s challenges. She was a wonderful cook. She cherished the time spent with her children and grandchildren. She will be lovingly remembered by all her family and friends. Rita was the beloved wife of the late James A. Frazier. She was the loving mother of James A. Frazier, Jr. of Plantation, FL, Doreen Myers & her husband Randy of Eden Prairie, MN, and Janice Iaquinto of Wilmington. She was the sister of Grace “Cookie” McWilliams of East Boston, Dorothy “Missy” DeFrancesco of Saugus, and the late Joseph Carideo. She was a proud and loving grandmother of James Joseph Frazier of Plantation, FL, Katelyn Marie Myers & Derek Myers of Eden Prairie, MN, and Jannelle and Christina Iaquinto of Wilmington. Funeral services will be held at the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., BURLINGTON (exit 34 off Rt. 128, Woburn side) on Wednesday, May 4 at 10 a.m. Visiting hours Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Interment in Pine Haven Cemetery, Burlington. Memorials in Rita’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org.