Alice Berry

Alice Kain Berry , 86, of Wakefield, died Friday March 26 at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH.

Born in Lynn on August 11, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Katherine (O'Donnell) Kain .

Mrs. Berry was raised in both Lynn and in Panama, by the Canal zone. She was a graduate of Balboa High School, class of 1941 and subsequently the Lynn Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Berry also held a Baccalaureate degree from Boston College School of Nursing.

Alice worked in employee health at American Mutual Company of Wakefield, MA. That is where she met David, her beloved husband of 40 years. In later years, she worked for the Red Cross and was frequently making friends out in the community at various blood drives.

Alice was an avid golfer and member of the Thomson Country Club and also the Sunbird Golf Club of AZ. She could frequently be found swimming at the YMCA and out walking with David in Wakefield. They started each day attending mass at St. Joseph's, often followed by a bite to eat at Brothers. They were also winter residents of Chandler, Arizona and devoted communicants of St. Timothy's Parish.

Alice was a model of a loving, caring, compassionate person. She was the best friend anyone could have. She will be remembered best as the perfect aunt. She and David made each niece and nephew feel like they were the favorite and most important person in the world. They attended each and every baptism, graduation and confirmation with endless enthusiasm. She taught us to celebrate life and one another and always to love the Lord.


Alice is survived by: Her sister Katherine Kain Regan and her husband John of Reading, as well as her sister-in-law Josephine Kain of Swampscott. Linked by love in life and death, her brother Dr. John Kain died 5 days before her, on March 21. They had the joy of spending their last days together as residents of The Arbors of Bedford, NH. She is also survived by David's brother's wife Eleanor Berry of Reading and many nieces and nephews. Alice was predeceased by her sister Harriet Kain Szumowski and brothers-in-law Walter Szumowski and Warren Berry .

The funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Tuesday at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 10 o'clock. Relatives and friends may call at the Funeral Home on Monday 4-8pm

Interment, Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield

Read Alice Berry's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Monday, March 29, 2010, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

St. Joseph Church
173 Albion Street
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Cemetery

Lakeside Cemetery
Corner of North Ave. & Beacon St.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM