Lilly E. Downey

HALIFAX Lilly Elisabeth (Carlson) Downey, 81, of Halifax, formerly of Hanson and Plymouth, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at Brigham and Womens Hospital, in Boston, after a short illness. A daughter of the late Frank and Naomi (Gustofson) Carlson, she was born in Holbrook, Oct. 20, 1927. She was raised and educated in Holbrook and had been employed as a teller at Rockland Trust Company. Mrs. Downey had been a foster mother with Home for Little Wanderers, a volunteer with the Halifax Council on Aging, a member of the Order of Easton Star and loved gardening. She was a devoted wife of the late Russell Elliot Downey; loving mother of Linda Downey Anthony of Halifax, Neil Russell Downey of Weymouth, Frank Elliott Downey of Massachusetts and Steven Arthur Downey of Florida; loving sister of David F. Carlson of Ohio and the late Edgar A. Carlson; devoted grandmother of Christopher and Jennifer Petralito and Matthew, Nicholas and Joshua Downey; and loving great-grandmother of Anthony Petralito. Visiting hours in the Sullivan Funeral Home, 2 Maquan St., at the corner of Rtes. 14 and 58, in Hanson, Sunday, from 2-6 p.m. Private graveside service in Plymouth County Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Home for Little Wanderers, 271 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115. For directions and a online guest book, visit SullivanFuneralHomes.com. Sullivan Funeral Homes 781-293-2020 Family Owned & Operated Since 1897