Adele R. Clarke

Aug 24, 2012

Adele R. (Perucconi) Clarke of Onset, formerly of Quincy, died August 22. She was the daughter of the late Jerome and Rosa (Brovelli) Perucconi. She was married to Harold N. Clarke, Jr. for 25 years.

 

She was born in Somerville and raised in Dorchester. She graduated from Dorchester High School for Girls in 1937, where she was the class president. She lived in the Squantum section of Quincy before moving to Onset 14 years ago.

 

Adele worked as a mortgage supervisor for Quincy Savings Bank for 27 years before retiring.

 

She was a daily communicant of St. Margaret’s Church in Buzzards Bay. She was a dedicated and die-hard fan of the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, and Boston Celtics.

 

She is survived by her daughter, Judith A. Coughlan and her husband John of Onset, her daughter, Elaine Warren and her husband David of East Sandwich; 6 grandchildren, Elaine Gifford of Kingston, John Coughlan of Quincy, Gregory Coughlan of Oregon, Kate, Caroline, and Cory Warren all of East Sandwich; 6 great-grandchildren.

 

Her Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 27, in St. Mary’s Church, Onset. A private burial will be held in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline.

 

Arrangements are by the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Wareham. For more information and online guestbook, visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.