Virginia Martin

Virginia C. Martin, age 69 of Wakefield died Sunday April 17 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cambridge, MA June 25, 1946 and was the beloved daughter of the late John and Lillian (Fogerty) Cannon. Jini was raised in Watertown and Gloucester and was a graduate of Gloucester High School, Class of 1964 and later from Fitchburg State College, School of Nursing. She had a career of more than 30 years of Nursing at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. Jini had been a Wakefield resident since 1975 and was a member of St. Joseph Parish, Wakefield Garden Club, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library Reading Club and the Mary Circle of Manchester. She enjoyed travel and was devoted to her five grandchildren.

Jini was the beloved wife of the late Ronald Jude Martin. She was the loving mother of Christian S. Martin and his wife Christine of Swampscott and Pamela M. Preston and her husband Matthew of Andover. She was the devoted grandmother of Erik, Samantha, Magnolia, James and Molly. She is also survived her brother Robert Cannon and her sister Patricia Kelliher of Gloucester.

Her Funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home 19 Yale Ave. Wakefield on Thursday at 9am to be followed by a funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church 173 Albion St. Wakefield at 10:00. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4-8 pm. Interment will be at Forest Glade Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald J. Martin Scholarship Fund c/o The Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. P.O. Box 321 Wakefield, MA 01880.

April 20, 2016
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave
Wakefield, MA 01880
(781) 245-3550

April 21, 2016
10:00 AM

St. Joseph Church
173 Albion St.
Wakefield, MA 01880

Thursday April 21 2016

Forest Glade Cemetery
480 Lowell St.
Wakefield, MA 01880