Carolyn J. (Raymond) Roberts of Saugus died on September 24, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 85.
She was born and raised in Cambridge, the daughter of Lewis and Ethel M. (Avery) Raymond, and worked more than 37 years as an office administrator at MetLife. She crocheted, followed her programs on her iPad, played phone games and crosswords and bought the occasional scratch ticket.
She leaves a son and four daughters: Steven Roberts (Lisa) and Stacey M. Arnold (Paul), both in Saugus; Sheryl Orlando (John) in Florida; Sheila Young (Kevin) in North Carolina; and Suzanne DaSilva in Woburn. There are eleven grandchildren, Kristy, Jessica, Ashley, Angelina, Felicia, Kalyn, Justin, Abby, McKayla, Jesse and Ally, and three great-grandchildren, Juliana, Esmae and TJ. All five of her brothers died before her.
Visiting hours are Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home, 549 Lincoln Avenue, Saugus. The funeral service is Thursday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 8 Lafayette Street, Wakefield; mourners should meet at the church. Burial is at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. The family suggests donations to the Kaplan Family Hospice House or Dana-Farber.
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