Rita Patricia (O'Hara) Dawson --gravestone

PAUL DAWSON Obituary DAWSON, Paul F. Age 98, of Sagamore Beach and Buzzards Bay. Beloved husband for 65 years of the late Rita (O'Hara). Devoted father of Jim and his wife Elaine, Paul and his wife Maryellen, Peter and his wife Maura and John and his wife Lori. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Paul was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in both Manila and Tokyo. He received degrees at both Boston College and Harvard University and for 33 years worked in the Cambridge Public Schools both as a teacher and administrator. Visitation will be held on Monday from 9:30am-10:30am at Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 40 MacArthur Blvd., in BOURNE. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am, at St. Margaret's Church, Buzzards Bay. Committal Service will be held at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Beacon Hospice, 32 Resnick Road, Suite 3, Plymouth, MA. 02360. For guestbook and directions, please visit Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 20 to Jan. 23, 2022.

OBITUARY Rita P. O'Hara Dawson July 13, 1922 – June 18, 2017 Dawson, Rita P. (O’Hara) of Sagamore Beach, formerly of West Roxbury. Beloved wife of Paul F. Dawson for 65 years. Devoted mother of Jim and his wife Elaine, of Plymouth, MA., Paul and his wife Maryellen of Pawleys Island, SC., Peter and his wife Maura of Paxton, MA. and John and his wife Lori of Chelmsford, MA. Loving grandmother of Pat, Steve, Paul, Brendan, Andrea, Paige, Taylor and Cameron. Caring sister of Peggy O’Hara of CO. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the Nickerson-Bourne Funeral Home, 154 Route 6A, Sandwich, MA 02563 on Wednesday June 21st from 4:00-8:00PM. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Corpus Christi Church, Sandwich, MA, Thursday June 22nd at 11:00AM. Committal service will follow at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, Office of Mission Advancement, 637 Cambridge St., Brighton, MA. 02135.