Obituary of Edna Modica

Edna M. (Cleaves) Modica of Burlington passed away on Wednesday morning, August 6, 2014 with her family at her side, at the age of 83. Edna was born in Somerville. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy A. and Harold B. Cleaves. Edna grew up in Medford and had a most wonderful childhood. Some of her fondest memories were her times competing at various dog shows with her St. Bernard, Champion Andy De Line Farm. In later years she went back to school to become a hair stylist and later drove a school bus for special needs students in Burlington. She also volunteered her time at the V.A. Hospital in Bedford as well as other local charities. Edna leaves behind her beloved husband of 63 years, Anthony J. Modica, her loving children, daughters Linda Black & her husband Phillip, of Chelmsford, Lori Calicchio & her husband Joseph, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and her son Harold Modica & his wife Linda, of Townsend. She was the dear grandmother of Erika Creutz, Adam Black, Kristen, Kelly and Joey Calicchio, Eric and Steve Modica and the great-grandmother of James & Ingrid May Creutz and Adria Rose Calicchio. She also leaves behind her devoted sister, Carol Cleaves, of Burlington. Edna was predeceased by her infant son Michael Anthony Modica. Funeral Services will be held at the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn St., BURLINGTON (Exit 34 off Rt. 128, Woburn side) on Saturday, August 9 at 10 a.m. Interment in Pine Haven Cemetery, Burlington. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 p.m. Memorials in Edna’s name may be made to Compassionate Care Hospice, 800 West Cummings Park , Suite 3400, Woburn, MA 01801 or People Helping People, PO Box 343, Burlington MA 01803. Family Remembrance by Linda Thank you all for coming today to remember mom. First, the family would like to thank all of her friends who came by and brought meals, comfort and love. We appreciate that over the past few years you took her to see dad and also out for breakfast and lunch. She always said that she had wonderful friends and loved you all. We want to thank the wonderful women who were with mom 24 hrs. a day; Juliet, Jennifer, Jessica and Gloria. We were comforted in knowing that she was being well taken care of by these wonderful women. Lastly, thank you to Compassionate Care for all of their support and kindness. Cathy, you were especially a great source of comfort for us and more importantly for our mother. You moved mountains in getting mom over to see dad one last time, and we will be eternally grateful that you made that special day happen. Mom was a vibrant, outgoing, smart, caring, beautiful woman. She had a wonderful life filled with travel, volunteer work and of course her favorite memory was her involvement in dog shows. She loved her family very much and most importantly loved her husband Tony and never gave up trying to bring him home. She always took pride in her appearance and always put her make-up on everyday, even last week, as sick as she was, she put lipstick on! She had a zest for life and was tenacious to the end. She knew too that we loved her very much, we will miss her dearly. Her absence will leave a huge void in our family. She is no longer suffering and we believe that she is with her beloved parents and her son Michael.