Gloria Wren (Stankard) Burns

BURNS, Gloria Wren (Stankard) of Watertown. May 15, 2026. Age 87.  Beloved wife of the late Robert P. Burns.  Devoted mother of Robert Burns, Jr. & his wife Susanne of Hanson, June Burns of Nashua, NH, Mary Ann Burns & her husband Ralph Ward of Los Angeles, CA, Barbara Burns of Holbrook, Ann Marie Murphy & her husband Dennis of Plymouth, John Burns & his wife Suzanne of Waltham, David Burns of Watertown, and Christine Sevigny & her husband Scott of Hudson. Dear sister of Geraldine McGovern & her husband William of Haverhill and Mary Iannuzzi & her husband Ralph of Stoneham. Loving grandmother of Spencer Burns & his wife Elizabeth, Lauren Mercurio & her husband Justin, Dr. Meaghan Burns, OTD, Madeleine & Vivienne Sevigny, and the late Brittany Burns. Doting great-grandmother of Julianna Mercurio.

Funeral from the MacDonald Rockwell & MacDonald Funeral Home at 270 Main St. Watertown Friday May 22, 2026, at 9 AM followed by Funeral in the Church of St. Mary, 145 School St., Waltham at 10 AM. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday 4 to 8 PM.  Interment St. Patrick Cemetery, Watertown.

Memorials in Gloria’s memory may be made to The Catholic TV Network P.O. Box 9196 Watertown MA 02471 or at https://www.catholictv.org/

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