Published in the October 26, 2018 edition
STONEHAM — Loretta D. Lyons-Goldberg, 62, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Winchester Hospital following a lengthy illness.
Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Sunday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the Vertuccio & Smith, Home for Funerals, 773 Broadway (Rt. 107), Revere. Her funeral will be conducted from the funeral home, following the visitation 12:15 p.m.
Born and raised in Revere, she was a 1973 alumna of Revere High School. She was also a graduate of the Blaine Institute for Hair Styling, Boston in 1977. Loretta spent almost 25 years in Everett, before moving to Stoneham, eight years ago. She was the founder and operator of “Hair for All” Hair Salon of Wakefield for over 30 years. She maintained a most successful business until a debilitating illness forced her into an early retirement. Her salon was not only a place of business but was a gathering place for friends and those wishing to make friends. Loretta had a “larger than life” personality and once she met you, you had a friend forever and you were considered part of her “extended family.” The world is, and has been, blessed by her presence, although we all regret the short-time our blessing enjoyed.
She is the adored wife of Andrew S. Goldberg of 13 years. She is the devoted mother to Brittney Goldberg and Jillian A. Goldberg, both of Charlestown and J.T. Lyons and his fiancée, Julia Miller and Owen E. Lyons, all of Revere. J.T. and Owen were known to Loretta as “her boys.” Dear sister of John Lyons of Salem and the late Edward Lyons. She is also lovingly survived by her proud sisters-in-law, Pauline Marino-Lyons of Revere and April Etter of Tewksbury. She is the cherished niece to Lorraine Mastrorio of Wells, Maine and cousin to Robert Mastrorio of Revere. For more information, please visit www.vertuccioandsmith.com.
