Mrs. Bertha Mae (Sorli) Pearse, 88, of Lynn passed away Tuesday at the North Shore Medical Center – Union Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Alfred E. Pearse. Bertha was the daughter of the late Joseph Sorli and Olica (Marsh) Sorli Doucette. She resided in Lynn for over sixty years.
Bertha enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She was an avid bingo player. Bertha especially enjoyed opening her home around the holidays for her family to gather. She worked for 17 years as a housekeeper on the patient care units of Tufts New England Medical Center.
Bertha is survived by her children Mark Pearse of MA, Gordon Pearse of MA, Betty Gould and her late companion Rocky Castellano of NH, Beverly Colucci and her husband Bob of ME and Larry Smith and his wife Valerie of MD. Bertha was the loving grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 9. She was predeceased in death by her brothers and sisters Leonard, Grace, Alice and Stella. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Bertha’s Funeral Service will be held in the CUFFE-MCGINN FUNERAL HOME, 157 Maple Street Lynn on Saturday at 2pm. Relatives and friends are invited. Visitation prior to the service will begin at 12pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Bertha Mae Pearse to the Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Cure ALS Fund, 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02114 or www.MGHcureALS.com.
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