Theresa M. Belli

Theresa M. Belli, 84, of North Grafton, passed away on October 6, 2007. She was predeceased by her husband Andrew Belli in 1985. Her first husband, Kenneth Freeman, also predeceased her in 1968.

Theresa is survived by her son, Kenneth Freeman Jr., of East Woodstock, CT; daughter Patricia Bardier and her husband Ronald of Sutton and her sister, Doris Peterson of Greenville, NH. She also leaves six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews, including Betty DePasquale and her husband Al, and Helen May Boucher. Her brothers, Leo (Paul), Albert, Alfred, Alphonse, Raymond Boucher and sisters, Irene Theriault of Fitchburg and Cecile Linhart of Leominster all predeceased her.

Theresa was born December 3, 1922 in Fitchburg, the daughter of Napoleon Boucher and Floresca (Dupuis). She grew up in Fitchburg before moving to the communities of Grafton and then Framingham, where she lived for many years. Ms. Belli worked as a nurse's aide at Cochituate Nursing Home for 15 years before retiring in 1985. She was a parishioner of St. Mary's in North Grafton. Theresa's great joys included being a grandmother, shopping, horse racing, and occasional trips to the casino.

Her funeral will be held from Roney Funeral Home - North Chapel, 152 Worcester St. in North Grafton, on Wednesday, October 10, followed by the celebration of her funeral mass at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, 17 Waterville St., in North Grafton. She will then be laid to rest at Pine Grove Cemetery in North Grafton. Calling hours are Wednesday, October 10th from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home in North Grafton before her funeral mass. Memorial donations may be made to Millbury Health Care Center-Activities Fund, 312 Millbury Avenue, Millbury, MA 01527.