Obituary of Annette M Bova

Annette M (Shaheen) Bova, 83, of Peabody and formerly of Boston, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at Salem Hospital. She was the devoted wife of the late George F Bova. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary (Brady) Shaheen. She was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Girls High in Boston, class of 1954. She has lived in Peabody for the past 54 years. Annette was a second-generation owner along with her husband George, of Bova’s Bakery in the North End for many years. Annette enjoyed cooking and entertaining all her family and friends and was generous to many organizations throughout the North Shore. She was a devout catholic and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and friend and will be dearly missed by all. Annette is survived by her 5 children, Dr. Victoria Paratore and her husband Joseph, Dr. Anthony Bova and his companion Beth Jacobs, and Michelle Abramo and her husband Dominic, all of Melrose, Louise and her husband Michael Touchette of Lynnfield, and George F Bova, Jr and his wife Carla of Malden, her devoted nine grandchildren, Joseph Paratore, Anthony Bova II and his wife Caitlin, Kristen Bova and her fiancé George Aoude, Dominic Abramo Jr., and his wife Maria, Alexa Guiffre and her fiancé Topher Gale, George Bova III, Stephanie Bova, and Britney and Tiffany Touchette and by her two beloved great grandchildren, Cassidy Bova and Francesca Abramo. She is also survived by her brothers, George Shaheen of Boston and John and his wife Cathy Shaheen of NH, her sister, Suzanne Abdalla and her husband Michael of CT, and her brother and sister, Donna and Peter Shaheen, and by several nieces and nephews. Due to the Coronavirus all services were held privately at St. Adelaide’s Church, Peabody with burial in Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Lake St. Peabody. Expressions of sympathy can be made in her name to the America Heart Association, 300 5th Ave, Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451-8750.