Sara Deeb

Sara E. Deeb, 81, formerly of Framingham and Hopkinton, passed away peacefully in White Plains, Maryland, on Sept. 9. Sara was preceded in death by her husband, Carl A. Deeb, parents William J. Bates and Mildred E. (Carlstrom) Bates, stepmother Rita Davis, brother William Bates, and grandson Caleb Burge.

Prior to retiring, Sara was a longtime pediatric registered nurse for children who required critical care. She also volunteered as a nurse with the Peace Corps in Malaysia. In her spare time, Sara loved to crochet, do gardening and read. But most of all, she loved to spend time with her family.

Sara is survived by son John Deeb and wife Shari, daughter Anne McKissick and husband Eric, son David Deeb and wife Melissa, daughter Mary Deeb, daughter Nancy Chaves and husband Christian, daughter Beth Riggs and husband Farron, daughter Susan Burge and husband Brent, grandchildren Ashley Deeb, Alanna Deeb, Edward Gillison Jr., Ciara White and wife Tiana, Sara McKissick, Cajetan Deeb, Justin Deeb, Sophia Deeb, Grayson Deeb, John-Paul Deeb, Catalina Chaves, Sebastian Chaves, Baylor Burge, Max Riggs and Emma Burge, great-grandchildren Sa’Mari McGinnie and Cheyanne Deeb, and siblings Kenneth Bates, Joseph Davis, Judith Vohden and John Davis. She also is survived by many other relatives and friends.

Sara’s funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home, 1521 North Main Street, Fall River. Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian burial on Saturday, Nov. 12, in St. Michael’s Church at 10 a.m. Interment to follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Calling hours in the funeral home will take place on Friday, Nov. 11, from 6-8 p.m.

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