SPARKS- Myrna (Rosenfield)
85, of Swampscott. Entered Eternal Rest November 22, 2018. Beloved wife of Albert Sparks and devoted mother of Lorri and George Kleiner, Joan and Richard Kessel, Debra and Douglas Stevens, Amy Moran and William Kremer. She was the cherished grandmother of Jeffrey and Brooke Kessel, Bradley Kessel and his girlfriend Rebecca Cramer, Rachel Moran and Matthew Moran. Myrna was born in Buffalo, New York to Pearl and Lazarus Rosenfield. She attended Simmons College and graduated from Salem State College with a degree in Education. On July 5th, 1952 she married Albert Bailey Sparks from Malden, MA who was the love of her life. They were very happily married for 66 years. Time with her family was of the utmost importance to her. She was always very involved in the community with all her book clubs, love of the arts and she was a docent at the Peabody Essex Museum. She was a wonderful friend as well, with many of her close friendships lasting over 50 years. She was predeceased by her older brother Ronald. Services will be held at Temple Emanuel, 393 Atlantic Avenue, Marblehead, MA on Sunday, November, 25th at 12:30 PM. A private burial will follow. A shiva will be held on Monday, November, 26th from 4 PM to 8 PM at the home of Myrna and Albert Sparks, 406 Paradise Road, Apt. 3T, Crowne Point, Copenhagen Building, Swampscott, MA. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Myrna’s memory may be donated to Mass General Development Office, Attention Carrie Powers, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA, 02114. Please include in memory of Myrna Sparks. Donations will be put in a fund for lung cancer research. Or donations may be sent to Care Dimensions, Suite B-102, 75 Sylvan, St., Danvers, MA, 01923.