Mrs. L. Shirley (Guilmette) Berrigan of North Chelmsford, MA died peacefully Friday
morning, May 9, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family after a
courageous battle with cancer.She was happily married
to Mr. Paul N. Berrigan with whom she would have celebrated their 53rd
wedding anniversary on September 5, 2008.
Born in Lowell, MA on October 1, 1934, the daughter of
the late Ernest and Alice (Albert) Guilmette. She was raised in Lowell and was a
graduate of Keith Hall School with the class of 1953.
She was employed over the years at Wang Laboratories
in Lowell until her retirement in 1987, and as a clerk with the Town of
Tyngsboro.
She was an active communicant of St. John the
Evangelist Church of North Chelmsford.
She was an avid shopper with her best friend Janet
Belanger, but was most happy spending quality time with family especially her
ten grandchildren.
Besides her loving husband, Paul, she is survived by
four sons and their wives, Brian Berrigan of Pepperell, MA, Gary and Sheila
(Riggs) Berrigan of Hudson, NH, Dana Berrigan, Shawn Berrigan both of North
Chelmsford, a daughter, Linda and her husband, Mark Drane of Dunstable, two
brothers and their wives, Earl and Blanche “Bunny” Guilmette of North
Chelmsford, Russell and Pauline Guilmette of Groton, MA, ten cherished
grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends.
FUNERAL NOTICE
BERRIGAN, L. Shirley (Guilmette) Berrigan of N.
Chelmsford, MA died May 9, 2008. A private Visiting hour for the family and
relatives will be Tues. 8AM at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME, 106 MIDDLESEX ST.
CHELMSFORD, with a funeral Mass where friends are invited to attend Tues. 9AM at
St. John the Evangelist Church, 115 Middlesex St., N. Chelmsford. Burial in
Fairview Cemetery, N. Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in her memory to the
Greater Lowell VNA Hospice, P.O. Box 1965, Lowell, MA 01853. ARRANGEMENTS BY
DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com
