ANDOVER | Evelyn (Jacobsen) Lewis, 79, of Andover, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 at Beaumont Nursing Center in Northborough after a long fight with Alzheimer's disease. She was predeceased by her husband, William Lewis, who died in 1996; her daughter, Kathleen Chattin of Tampa, Fla.; her sister, Arlene Harrison of Staten Island, N.Y.; and her brother, Stanley Jacobsen of Telemark, N.J.
She leaves her daughter, Lynn Ribeiro of Hampstead, N.H.; her son, William Lewis of Northborough; her sister, Joan Haakonsen of Boonton, N.J.; her grandchildren, Kaitlyn and John Sarantos, William, Melissa, Matthew and Christopher Lewis, Jason and Jessica Chattin; step-grandchild, Jeff Ribeiro; great-grandchild, Angelina Gonzalez; and several nieces and nephews.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., she graduated from Bay Ridge High School and worked as a secretary for many years.
She was active with the charitable Marines Toys for Tots Foundation.
She married William in 1947, moved to New Jersey and later Andover, where she raised her family and worked for 20 years as office manager for the CA Wood Estate.
She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are invited to call today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dewhirst and Conte Funeral Home, 17 Third St., North Andover, MA 01845. Her funeral service will be at 7 p.m. following the visitation hours today at the funeral home. Flowers are welcomed but for those who wish memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Massachusetts, In Memory of Evelyn Lewis, 220 Pawtucket Ave., Lowell, MA 01854. For directions or to leave online condolences, please visit www.contefuneralhomes.com.
Nora M. Maroney
ANDOVER | Nora M. "Nonie" (Lorigan) Maroney, a resident of Andover for 33 years, died in St. Petersburg, Fla. after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.
She was born in Haverhill in 1918, one of five children, to Michael Lorigan and Elizabeth Murphy Lorigan, who had immigrated to Haverhill from Ireland.
She attended St. James Grammar School and graduated from Haverhill High School in 1937.
Her husband's career in chemical engineering took the family to many different places over the years | Portsmouth, N.H., Oak Ridge, Tenn., Baltimore, Morgantown, W.V. and eventually back to the Merrimack Valley, to Andover.
She worked at Sutherland's Dept. Store for several years and then found her true vocation | she became the house keeper at St. Augustine's Church. For 25 years, she took care of the priests and of the rectory | cooking, cleaning, organizing, and looking after the priests as if they were her sons. In 1989, she was affiliated to the Order of St. Augustine, an honor which was accorded to her because of her loving service to the Augustinians for so many years.
The widow of Walter Maroney, she is survived by her three children, Judith Churchman of St. Petersburg, Fla., Mary Corman and her husband Jim of Schenectady, N.Y. and Walter Maroney and his wife Karen Rosenberg of Manchester, N.H. She was a loving and supportive grandmother to Leigh Percival of Arlington, Timothy Percival of St. Petersburg, Fla., Elizabeth Corman of Seattle, Jennifer Corman of New York, N.Y., Elias Rosenberg-Maroney of Manchester, N.H. and Ezekiel Maroney-Rosenberg of Manchester, N.H. She was truly loved by her four great-grandchildren, Allison, Jessica, Corey and Martin. She was predeceased by her brothers, Michael (Harpy), and John and her sister, Anna, and she is survived by her brother, Joseph, of Haverhill.
Our "Nonie" was gentle, kind, humorous, non-judgmental, hard working and really giving of herself. We all miss her enormously.
ARRANGEMENTS: Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial Mass, which will be celebrated on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Augustine's Church in Andover. A private interment service will be conducted at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Haverhill. Condolences may be sent to the David C. Gross Funeral Home at www.davidcgross.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in "Nonie's" memory to the "Nora Maroney Memorial Fund" in care of Mary Maroney Corman, 2222 Budd Terrace, Schenectady, NY 12309. This fund will be used to provide financial support for the elementary school associated with the Parish of Our Lady of Mercy in Kloof, South Africa, where Father Al Ellis is now located. For many years, "Father Al" was Nonie's pastor and friend at St. Augustine's Church and supporting his work was always very important to her.
Gerry C. Morrison
WESTBROOK, Maine | Gerry C. Morrison died in her home on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007.
She was born in Manchester, N.H., a daughter of Edmund and Alice Primeaux Caron.
Gerry moved to Boston where she served as an airline stewardess for Northeast Airlines until she married in 1954.
After raising her two daughters in Andover, she proudly returned to her beloved New Hampshire where she lived her retirement years in North Conway, N.H. She was an avid New England sports fan who rarely missed a televised Red Sox or Patriots game.
Surviving are her husband, Ralph A. Morrison of Westbrook, Maine; and two daughters, Elise Morrison-Peters of Westbrook, Maine, Marcy Morrison-McCann of Hypoluxo, Fla.
ARRANGEMENTS: Graveside services will be held in the spring. Donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation: Maine Regional Office, 201 Main St. Suite #6, Westbrook, ME 04092. Arrangements are by Hall Funeral Home, Casco.
