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Obituary for

Eileen E. Francoeur

of Chelmsford, MA

Mrs. Eileen E. (McNamara) Francoeur, 75, of Chelmsford, MA., died May 31, 2009, at Lowell General Hospital.

She was married to Mr. Leonard E. Francoeur with whom she would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Oct. 8, 2009.  
 
Born in Boston, MA. on June 14, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Francis B. and Anna (Murray) McNamara. A graduate of Cambridge Latin High School with the class of 1951, she earned her B.A. Degree from Regis College with the class of 1955.

She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in North Chelmsford.

While raising seven children, she taught CCD at St. John the Evangelist Church, served as a librarian at the Chelmsford Libraries, and continued as a volunteer after her retirement.

Eileen was an avid reader who loved to travel, to spend time with her 17 grandchildren, and to visit the beaches of Cape Cod.

Besides her husband Leonard, she is survived by two daughters and five sons and their spouses, Anne and David Landry of Essex, MA, Joan E. and William Gale JR. of Groton, MA., Paul and Deborah (Durkin) Francoeur of Lowell, MA., Kevin and Dorothy (Wallace) Francoeur of Chelmsford, MA., Robert Francoeur and Robert Perez of San Francisco, CA., Thomas Francoeur and Maria Dolorico of Boston, MA., and David and Kristin (Fisher) Francoeur of West Newbury, MA., and seventeen grandchildren.

She was the sister of the late Marie Lewis of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and the late Francis B. McNamara of Lexington, MA.

FUNERAL NOTICE

FRANCOEUR, of Chelmsford, MA., died May 31, 2009. Mrs. Eileen E. (McNamara) Francoeur. Visiting hours Wed. 4 to 8 pm. Funeral Thursday at 8 am from the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD, with a funeral Mass at 9 am. at St. John the Evangelist Church. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, North Chelmsford, MA. Memorials may be made in her name to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 5005 L.B.J. Fwy, Ste. 250 Dallas TX. 75244. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Obituary and Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com
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