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Frances Nadeau Obituary

WHITMAN, Mass. - Frances E. (McGowan) Nadeau, 90, of Whitman, Massachusetts, formerly of Methuen, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Golden Living Center in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

She was born in Boston and was the daughter of the late Terrance McGowan and Lempe Sophia (Grönblom) McGowan.

Mrs. Nadeau attended Boston area schools and worked in retail in the Merrimack Valley area. She was a parishioner of St. Lucy's Church in Methuen.

Mrs. Nadeau was preceded in death by her husband, Gerard A. Nadeau, and her brother, John McGowan.

She is survived by: her sons, Paul Nadeau and his wife, Barbara, of Whitman, Massachusetts, Ronald Nadeau and his wife, Elizabeth Kosis, of Hollis, New Hampshre, and James Nadeau and his wife, Deborah, of Winfield, Illinois; her daughter, Suzanne Delaney and her husband, John, of Methuen, Massachusetts; and her brother, Leo McGowan and his wife, Sis (Inez), of Bridgewater, Massachusetts; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 at Cataudella Funeral Home, 126 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen, Massachusetts. Her funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at St. Lucy's Church, 254 Merrimack St., Methuen. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Methuen. Memorial donations may be made in Frances' memory to Golden Living Center Activity Fund, 19 Obery St., Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 or Cranberry Hospice, 36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360. 

For directions or to send condolences please visit cataudellafh.com.   

Published by Journal Tribune on Jan. 6, 2017.
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Please accept my sincere condolences to the entire family during this time of your loss. Those who die God keeps in his memory because they are precious in his eyes. (Psalms 116:15)

January 9, 2017

To my cousins Ron, Jim, Paul and Suzanne and their families. My thoughts are with you as I join in your prayers for Aunt Frances' eternal reward. May you, too, enjoy true peace and feel yourselves closer to her now than ever before possible.

Pauline Nadeau

January 8, 2017

Dear Paul, Barbara and family, our sincere sympathy to you for the loss of your Mom. Linda and Roland Nadeau

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January 8, 2017

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