Sonia Paine Of Sonia Paine Antiques Passes Away, 95

CHESTNUT HILL, MA — Sonia Listic Paine, owner of Sonia Paine Antiques in Newton Centre for nearly five decades, passed away on Sunday July 30 at the age of 95.

Known well in interior design circles in the area, she first opened shop in Chestnut Hill selling antique dishes in 1968 as a way to help save up to send her three sons to college one day. Her eye and love for antiques continued and her son and grandson eventually both joined her family business.

Paine was a tough cookie. In the 1990s she thwarted an armed robbery with a baseball bat and pluck and the incident was reported widely.

She's preceded in death by the late Sidney James Paine. She leaves behind her son Herbert and his wife Debra Paine, her son Stanley and his wife Margaret Paine, and her son Mitchell and his wife Virginia Paine. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren, according to her obituary.

She was buried at the Woburn Hebrew Cemetery, 12 Washington Street, Woburn Tuesday, August 1. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Rosie's Place, 889 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118.

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