Barbara E. Fortin

Barbara E. Fortin longtime Lowell resident, avid cook; 82 LOWELL Barbara E. (Hayes) Fortin, 82, widow of Raymond F. Fortin, a Lowell resident, died Wednesday, at a local nursing home. She was born in Brookline, on August 1, 1925, the daughter of the late Charles and Clara (Watt) Hayes. Barbara enjoyed cooking and bingo, but most of all enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include four sons and a daughter-in-law, Alan Fortin of SC, Kevin Fortin of Lowell, Brian Fortin and his wife, Sheila of Dracut, Gene Fortin of Lowell; six daughters and two sons-in-law, Patricia Fortin of Lowell, Renee Kelly and her husband, John of Brookline, June Graham of Lowell, Rae Valdes and her husband, Tony of Dracut, Denise Fortin and her companion, Vincent and his children of Dracut, and Lisa Fortin of Lowell; a brother, Robert J. Hayes of Brookline; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three nephews; one grandniece, two grandnephews; and good friends, Barbara Singleton and Paul Case, both of Lowell. She was also the mother of the late Gary Fortin, great-grandmother of the late Andrea Kelly, and mother-in-law of the late Kevin Graham. FORTIN Barbara E. (Hayes) Fortin. Relatives and friends may call at the McKENNA-OUELLETTE FUNERAL HOME, 327 Hildreth Street, from 2 until 6 P.M. on Sunday. Committal prayers will be offered on Monday at 10 A.M., in chapel at St. Joseph Cemetery. For condolences and directions, www.mckennaouellette.com