Things we want Marie to know

Hi mom,

Your daughter and I just wanted to tell you that your granddaughters were born on June 1st. 2008. Scarlett Lee showed up at 2:35am and her "little" sister, Stella Marie made her grand entrance at 2:36am. They are so beautiful!

One looks like me and the other looks just like Andi, although she doesn't think so. Mike came to the hospital as soon as he heard the news. Like a natural, he held those two little girls in his arms and sang to them. They were loving every minute of it. Just think of how cool they're going to feel when they're older and they can brag to their friends that they have an Uncle who works in TV.

Bob heard the news and he tells us that he can't wait to meet the little ones too! You'll also be pleased to know that Alison is very much wanting to fly out to California to play with her adorable nieces as well!

Alright Grandma, we got to go because the babies are making some noise in the nursery.
We love you!

Thank you to all...

The Bortone family would like to express sincere appreciation to all of you who attended the wake and funeral of Marie. It was a sad day indeed, but all of those in attendance helped the sun shine a little brighter.

It was incredible to see so many of the folks that Marie knew and cared for gathered together along with the stories that were exchanged and the wondefrul memories shared.

Mama B would have been proud!

Once again, thank you all for coming. God bless.

Funeral and Wake announcement for Marie Bortone

The wake for Marie will be on Monday March 31st. 2008 and will be held at the Nardone Funeral Home located at:

Phone :
617-924-1113
Address :
373 Main Street
Watertown
MA
02472

The funeral will be on Tuesday April 1st. 2008 at the Sacred Heart Parish located at:

770 Mount Auburn St

Watertown

MA

02472

Peace

Mama B. Rest in Peace March 28th 2008

Today there is one less person on earth. Today there is a family mourning the passing of their mother, their sister, their daughter, and their friend.

Marie Louise Bortone was born December 20th 1949. The third oldest within her four sisters and one brother. She will be missed by all.

Marie was also the mother to four children. In order from oldest to youngest:
Allison, Bobby, Michael, and Andi.

Marie was also about to become a first time Grandma to twins in two months.

She enjoyed the world as a whole and accepted all of its creatures. She always stopped to smell the roses or look up and talk to the sky.

She loved God. Each day she spoke to him and although a lot of folks thought she may have been too religious, she enjoyed her silent conversations with him. She would always ask for his guidance and for him to protect all that she loved and cared for.

She also loved Watertown. That was her home. She was well known throughout the community and well liked by all who lived in it.

She was an amazing woman whose love knew no boundaries. Ever the caretaker, she spoke to her children each night over the phone and told them that she loved them. Whenever her kids would come to town she would drive out to the airport, no matter what time the planes landed.

Nothing mattered to Marie except her children.

In her short life she battled cancer three times and always gave it the fight of her life. Ever the comeback kid, that Marie.

She had always won until today.

In the weeks leading up to now she was not in any pain. In her own words "God took away all of my pain."

Gathered at her bedside, her children stood vigil over her. Their sibling bonds becoming increasingly tighter. They laughed. They cried. They loved.

Marie found much delight in her youngest daughter's pregnancy. "I'm a grandma!" she excitedly said. Each day she lay in the hospital fighting off the cancer that would ultimately claim her life, she lovingly gazed at the sonograms of her two granddaughters nestled deep within Andi's tummy. I believe this helped her fight harder.

In her final days she chose not to remain in the stuffy old hospital. She wanted to be with her family and so it was how she came to stay with her son, Bobby.

The night Marie passed away she was nervous. Maybe because she knew that it would be her final night and she worried about how her children would fare without her.

Later that evening she grew tired and fell asleep. She snored lightly and slept as peacefully as a windswept pond.

Everyone loves you Marie. We all miss you terribly. Thank you for everything over the years.

With love and sadness,
your son in law.