Mary H. Walker

Mary H. Walker lived in Lunenburg, retired Fitchburg teacher PETERBOROUGH, N.H. Mary H. (Hickson) Walker, died peacefully Friday morning, October 31, 2008, in Summerhill Assisted Living in Peterborough, N.H. She was born in Lowell, MA, the daughter of Frank and Mae (Dame) Hickson, and lived in Lowell for may years. She attended and graduated from Lowell High School and went on to attend and graduate from the Lowell Teacher's College in 1934, now known as UMASS Lowell. She also went to St. John's Hospital School of Medical Technology. She came to live in Lunenburg, MA in 1942, and worked at the Burbank Hospital, as a registered Medical Technologist for 15 years. She then went on to become a school teacher in the Fitchburg School System for 23 years, before her retirement. She was an avid golfer and tennis player and was a past member of the Oak Hill country Club in Fitchburg, MA. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Church in Leominster, MA. She is survived by her sons, Dr. William A. "Darby" Walker Jr., DDS and his wife, Ann of Rancho Santa Fe, California, Robert M. "Rory" Walker and his wife, Meredith of Jaffrey, N.H.; her daughter, Susan M. and her husband, Robert Weeks of Westminster, MA; two grandchildren, Kathleen A. and J. Andrew Walker; and several nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her husband, William A. Walker Sr., who died in January of 1991, two brothers, John and Francis Hickson and a sister, Margaret Fuhs. WALKER A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 1400 Main St., Leominster, MA. Inurnment will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg. There are no Calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Summerhill Assisted Living Activities Fund, 183 Old Dublin Rd., Peterborough, NH 03458. The Lavery Chartrand & Alario Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, MA is directing the arrangement.