Kathleen (O’Brien) Mantia

Of Saugus, formerly of East Boston. Age 70, died on Monday, May 29th at the Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Peabody. Born and raised in East Boston, Ms. Mantia was the daughter of the late James W. and Rita (Pucciarella) O’Brien II. A resident of Saugus for over 50 years, Kathleen was a retired teacher having taught in both the Middle and High Schools in Saugus. Ms. Mantia is survived by her son, Stephen Mantia, Jr. of Peabody and two brothers, James O’Brien, III and Kevin O’Brien both of Salem.

   Relatives and friends were invited to attend visiting hours in the Bisbee-Porcella Funeral Home on Thursday, June 1. A funeral will be held from the funeral home on Friday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass in Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Summer St., Saugus at 10:30 a.m. Interment in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. In lieu of flowers, donations in Kathleen’s memory may be made to the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research at stopsarcoidosis.org.