Mary Ellen Blier

Mary Ellen Blier
formerly with Analog Devices, Wilmington; 64

TEWKSBURY -- Mary Ellen "Nana" (Kilpatrick) Blier, age 64, the matriarch of a well known family of nine, died Friday morning, May 20, at Saints Medical in Lowell, after a lengthy illness, with her loving family at her bedside.

She was the wife of Andrew C. Blier, with whom she had celebrated a 32nd wedding anniversary this past August 19.

She was born in Boston, March 5, 1947, one of four children of the late Andrew and Edith (McCreedy) Kilpatrick, and raised in Tewksbury. She was a member of the T.M.H.S. Class of 1965.

She was a former employee in the Quality Control Department at Analog Devices in Wilmington.

She will be remembered as having devoted her life to her family, and was especially thankful for the time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she is survived by nine children, Margie Chartier and her husband, Jim, Lenny Blier, and Susie Blier, all of Lowell, Pammy Beaumont and her husband, Scott of Kissimmee, FL, Frank Goodwin and his wife, Debbie of Vero Beach, FL, Johnny Goodwin of Manchester, NH, Paula St. Louis and her husband, David, and Danielle Blier, all of Lowell, and Andy Blier and his wife Kelly of Northfield, NH; two sisters, Edith Johnston and her husband, Warren of Dracut, Betty Valente and her husband, Steve of Lowell; was grandmother of 30 grandchildren; and great-grandmother of 15 great-grandchildren; sister of the late John Kilpatrick; and also leaves numerous nieces and nephews.

BLIER -- of Tewksbury, May 20. Mary Ellen "Nana" (Kilpatrick) Blier, age 64. Visiting hours Tuesday, May 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Tewksbury Funeral Home, corner of 1 Dewey and 975 Main Sts. (Rte. 38) TEWKSBURY CENTER, phone (800 in MA or 978) 851-2950. Her funeral service will be held Tuesday evening, at 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home, followed by cremation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Nat'l MS Society, Greater N.E. Chapter, P.O. Box 845945, Boston, MA 02284-5945 or visit www.msnewengland.org. tewksburyfuneralhome.com