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Louise Foley Obituary

Louise Foley ROCKLAND Louise Foley, 85, of Rockland, MA and formerly of Quincy and Braintree, died Monday Nov. 3, 2008 at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH surrounded by her family. She was born in Boston, MA on Feb. 24, 1923 a daughter of the late William and Mary (Hamilton) Jones. Mrs. Foley spent her younger years in Quincy before moving to Braintree from 1967 until 1986. She served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WW II and was a communicant of Holy Family Church in Rockland. Before retirement, she was a bookkeeper for several years, and had worked for the Multi Bank, in Dedham, MA. She is the widow of John Foley who died in 1984, and is also predeceased by a sister Dorothea Willard. Members of her family include, a daughter and son in-law, Josephine and Mike Greene of Amherst, NH, four grandchildren, Michelle and her husband Justin Hickman, Jennifer, Joanna, and John Greene, one great-grandson, Brayden Hickman, a sister Mary Urann of Walpole, MA and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours are at the George R. Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Hwy, Merrimack, Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. John Neumann Church, Rte 101A, Merrimack, Thursday at 10:30 a,m. Burial will follow in Holy hood Cemetery, Brookline, MA. Family requests memorial contributions to Home Health and Hospice Care, 22 Prospect St. Nashua, NH 03060. For more info or an online register book go to rivetfuneralhome.com.

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Published by The Patriot Ledger on Nov. 5, 2008.

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Mike Casey

November 5, 2008

Mrs. Foley,
Maam, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served in the USCG during WW II and for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Semper Paratus!

Clare Tino

November 5, 2008

Dear Josephine and Micheal and family, May God hold you and your family close to his heart during these difficulat and glorious days. The Tino family

The Staff of George R. Rivet Funeral Home

November 5, 2008

Offering our deepest condolences during this time.

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