Loretta E. O'Malley

Loretta E. (Floyd) O'Malley, 83, of Summit St., died on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the Clinton Hospital after being stricken ill. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of thirty nine years Clifton L. "Kip" O'Malley who died in 1985, and a longtime companion Angelo P. Perrone who died in 2007. She is survived by a son, Michael B. O'Malley and his wife Suzanne of Harwich; a daughter, Jane A. O'Malley of Clinton; a brother, Leo Floyd and his wife Jackie of Harwich; two sisters, Barbara Donnelly and her husband John of Clinton; and Peggy Kelley and her husband Patrick of Shrewsbury. She also leaves three grandchildren, Michael and Molly O'Malley of Harwich; Christopher O'Donnell of Clinton; an aunt, Mary Floyd of Boston; sisters in law, Marie O'Malley of Clinton; and Marie Floyd of Ft. Lauderdale; numerous nieces and nephews.  She is predeceased by a brother Wilfred "Bob" Floyd.

Loretta was born in Clinton to the late Wilfred and Mary (McCallion) Floyd and attended South Lancaster schools. She held employment with the former Eastern Isles Company in Clinton prior to her retirement from the Clinton Hospital as a nurse's aide for more than thirty years. Loretta was a devoted member of St. John the Evangelist Church in Clinton. She took pleasure in knitting Irish sweaters for dear friends and cherished time spent with her loving family. She will be sadly missed by all who had the pleasure to have known her.

Funeral services are to be held on Monday, September 29, 2008 from the Philbin-Comeau Funeral Home, 176 Water St., Clinton, with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:30 AM at St. John the Evangelist Church, 80 Union St., Clinton. Burial is to follow in St. John Cemetery in Lancaster. Calling hours will be held in the funeral home on Monday prior to Mass from 9 until 11 AM. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Loretta O'Malley to either the St. John the Evangelist Church-Restoration Fund, 149 Chestnut St., Clinton, MA 01510 or to the Clinton Hospital Foundation-201 Highland St., Clinton, MA 01510.  Online condolences may be placed at

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