Regina A. (DeVito) Hemmerdinger

Regina A. (DeVito) Hemmerdinger passed away Saturday, March 26th. Beloved wife of the late Kris F. Hemmerdinger. Devoted mother of Jodi A. Hogan and her husband Bart of Woburn. Dear sister of Rose M. Hansen and her husband Stan, Rita K. Lally and her husband Jim, Susan J. Chebba and her late husband Billy. Loving “Mimi” of Krista and Jake. Cherished sister-in-law of Richard Hemmerdinger Jr., and his wife Bobbi of Rowley, Kathy Hillis and her husband John of NH, Jeff Hemmerdinger and his wife Patti of Woburn, and Holly Cataldo and husband Jim of Billerica. Treasured friend of Phyllis Pacios and Norma O’Toole. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. A Funeral will be held from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on Tuesday, March 29th at 9:15 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn at 10. Calling hours will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. Interment is private. Donations may be made in Mrs. Hemmerdinger’s memory to St. Charles School, 8 Myrtle Street, Woburn, MA 01801.

OBITUARY:

Regina A. (DeVito) Hemmerdinger, a lifelong resident of Woburn, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 26th. The beloved wife of the late Kris F. Hemmerdinger, she was sixty-four years of age. One of four daughters born to the late Samuel J. and Rita (St. Hilaire) DeVito, Regina was a Woburn High School Graduate, Class of 1965. In 1966, Regina married her beloved husband Kris, who she met in high school. They made their home in the south end of Woburn where they raised their daughter Jodi. She and her husband worked alongside one another for thirty years at the family owned pet shop, The Pampered Pet in Winchester. Regina retired in 2001 and her world then revolved around her cherished grandchildren, Krista and Jake who adoringly called her Mimi. In addition to caring for them, she worked for several years on a part time basis at a local preschool as she had a great appreciation for education. Regina worked tirelessly her entire life, but always found time to help ohters along the way.

Material possessions were not important to Regina, but she possessed a wealth of love and respect for her family and friends. A very loyal and dependable woman, she was the hub of her family. She warmly embraced her role as wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. She hosted Thanksgiving celebrations at her home each year and made sure they attended midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.

Despite her diagnosis last fall, Regina remained strong for and thoughful of family as she had done throughout her life.

Regina was predeceased by her parents, Samuel J. and Rita (St. Hilaire) DeVito, her husband, Kris F. Hemmerdinger, who passed away in 2007 and her brother-in-law, Billy Chebba.

She is lovingly survived by her daughter, Jodi A. Hogan and her husband Bart of Woburn, her sisters, Rose M. Hansen and her husband Stan, Rita K. Lally and her husband Jim, Susan J. Chebba, all of Woburn, her cherished grandchildren, Krista and Jake, her in-laws, Richard Hemmerdinger Jr., and his wife Bobbi of Rowley, Kathy Hillis and her husband John of NH, Jeff Hemmerdinger and his wife Patti of Woburn, and Holly Cataldo and husband Jim of Billerica. Also survived by her treasured friends, Phyllis Pacios and Norma O’Toole and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. A Funeral will be held from the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn on Tuesday, March 29th at 9:15 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn at 10. Calling hours will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. Interment is private. Donations may be made in Mrs. Hemmerdinger’s memory to St. Charles School, 8 Myrtle Street, Woburn, MA 01801.