LEOMINSTER, Mass. – Perina (Casagrande) Dobson died July 30 at the Life Care Center.

She was born in Leominster, the daughter of Vincenzo and Nunziata (Santini) Casagrande and resided there all her life. For many years, she especially enjoyed visiting her grandchildren in Maine.

She leaves behind her children, George of San Diego, Calif., James and wife, Maida DeMers, of Buckfield and Kathy Cefalo of Fitchburg, Mass.; three grandchildren, Emily Dobson of Annapolis, Md., Jed Dobson of Hanover, N.H. and Timothy Cefalo of Orange, Mass.

She was predeceased by her husband, George in 1986.


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