Florence A.

Heaberlin

At 97 years of age, Florence passed away in the peaceful surroundings of her Rochester home surrounded by her tender loving family.  Born in Waterville, Maine, she was the beloved daughter of the late Stanley and Anne (Gastoska) Szarych.  She came to Chelsea with her family as a young lady. She attended local schools and graduated from Chelsea High School.  She attended hairdressing school and worked as a licensed hairdresser locally for several years.  She later worked as a seamstress for a Saugus bridal shop on route one.  She held other positions in her lifetime as a dental assistant with a Chelsea practice and later as a Personal Care Assistant before retiring.  A resident of Chelsea for most of her life she kept her home for many years on Carmel Street.  She would take on the many tasks in decorating, painting and wallpapering her home there.  In her senior years she moved into the Admiral Hill Co-Op apartments, residing there for 15 years.  Last year she moved to Rochester, living with her daughter and caregiver Robin.  In her lifetime she was an animal lover and advocate, much of her time was devoted to her daughters and grandchildren.  She loved ice-skating and participated in many activities at the Chelsea Senior Center.  In addition to her parents Florence was also predeceased by her two brothers, Edward "Eddie" and Walter "Sonny" Szarych. She was the devoted and forever loved mother and mother-in-law of Robin Grignetti and her husband Sandro of Rochester, Deborah Ostrow and her husband Jonathan of Worcester and Tammy DeSouza and her husband Alex of North Andover.  She was the cherished and beloved grandmother of Brianna  and Genevieve Grignetti, James and Amber Polino, Alef and Jonathan DeSouza, and Alex and Maarit Ostrow.

ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services were held on Wednesday and concluded with entombment in the Woodlawn Cemetery Mausoleum.

DONATIONS: Should friends desire, contributions in her memory should be directed to the MSPCA-Angell, Attn; Donations, 350 So. Huntington St., Boston MA, 02130 https://www.mspca.org/donate-now/

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