1940 - 2018
Visitation
January 16, 20184:00 to 7:00 P.M.
Dolan Funeral Home, Chelmsford, MA
Funeral
January 17, 201811:00 A.M.
North Chelmsford Congregational Church
Lorraine E. (Nelson) Miller also known as “Grammy Bus”, 77, of N. Chelmsford died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 10, 2018..
Born in Caribou, ME, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Catherine Nelson. She graduated from Chelmsford High School with the class of 1958.
Lorraine drove bus # 2 for the Chelmsford Public Schools for over forty five years. She retired from the North Reading Transportation Company in 2016.
Lorraine enjoyed camping, going to the ocean and cooking. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family.
She is survived by her daughter, Karen Mahoney of N. Chelmsford; daughter-in-law, Sandy Miller of N. Chelmsford; brother, Ronald Nelson of Lowell; brother-in-law, Lawrence Gay of Nashua, NH; former husband, Harvey Miller of Hollis, NH; grandchildren, Stephen and his wife, Danielle Miller, Sarah Miller, Nathan Mahoney and Jonathan Mahoney; great granddaughter, Aubrey Miller and many nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Stephen Miller, who died on May 27, 2008 and the sister of the late Carolyn A. Gay, who died on March 6, 2015.
Visiting hours Tues. 4 to 7 P.M. at the Dolan Funeral Home, 106 Middlesex Street, Chelmsford. Funeral Service Wed. at 11A.M. at the Congregational Church of N. Chelmsford, 15 Princeton Street, N. Chelmsford. Burial in the Fairview Cemetery, Chelmsford. Memorials may be made in her name to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 415 Crossways Park Drive, Suite D, Woodbury, NY 11797 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com
Flora and Edward Bell and son Robert
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So sorry or your loss I sure she was a wonderful woman if I would have the pleasure of meeting her my God Bless you all an your family and give you streng. Flora and Edward Bell MomBell
Jane Ziegler (vanHeel)
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I am so sorry for your loss. I have been trying to get a hold of her or Karen, but no luck. She was an awesome lady and I have thought about her and missed her over the years. My email address is on here, I would love to hear from you Karen.