Dorothy Callahan, 87, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Callahan, Jr. for 64 years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lily (Faulkner) Holmes. Dorothy was a longtime administrative assistant in the Pawtucket School Department, serving many years as the school secretary at Cunningham Elementary School. She was a proud member of AFSCME, Council 94. She is survived by her devoted children, Colleen Callahan and her husband Robert Delaney, Lynne Collinson and her husband James, Gary Callahan and his partner Patti Dembinski, and John J. Callahan III and his wife Michele. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren of whom she was particularly proud-Rebecca, Scott, Matthew, Andrew, Tracy, Keri, Meagan, Christopher, Ashley, Andrew and Lennan and nine great-grandchildren whom she affectionately called her “Greats”.
Her funeral will be held Tuesday at 9am from the O’Neill Funeral Home, 3102 Mendon Road, Cumberland, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in Saint Joan of Arc Church, 3357 Mendon Road, Cumberland. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours Monday from 4-7pm in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen, 195 Walcott Street, Pawtucket, RI, 02860, in memory of Dorothy would be appreciated.
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