Edna M. (Jones) Gerardi – 89, of North Reading and formerly of Saugus, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Winchester Hospital.

Born in Saugus, MA on March 11, 1929. She was the daughter of the late Chester and Jane (Borden) Jones. Edna was a graduate of Saugus High School, Class of 1947. She was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, during the Korean Conflict, she was a Sergeant and served from 1950 to 1953.
She later attended Lee Institute for Real Estate and later formed Gerardi Reality with her husband Richard. Edna has been a resident of North Reading for the past 62 years and a member of St. Theresa’s Church.
Edna loved her family, was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She always saw the best in people. She was the perfect hostess and loved to sing and laugh. Edna enjoyed reading, puzzles, traveling and cooking.
Family members include her loving husband of 60 years, Richard N. Gerardi; four daughters, Mary Jane Menard and her husband Mario, Nancy Gerardi, Joyce Parsons and her husband Jamie and Jodi Gerardi, her late son, Richie Gerardi (born in 1964 and died in 1968); her sister, Dorothy Mowatt and late brother, Lawrence Jones; four granddaughters, Nicole Menard and Heather, Natalie and Catherine.
Funeral services will be private and are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.