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Margaret A. Sullivan Margaret A. (Archambault) Sullivan, 70, of Haverhill, Mass., died Friday, August 12, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Haverhill, Mass., on July 21, 1935, daughter of the late Arthur V. and Helen A. (Melody) Archambault and had been a resident of Haverhill all her life. She was educated in St. James School and was a graduate of St. James High School and a graduate of Salem State College, Salem. She had been employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant with Geriatric Assistance, Andover, until her retirement in 2002. Previously she had been an elementary school teacher in the Haverhill Public Schools and St. James School. She was a member of St. James Parish; Ladies Sodality of St. James Church; Ancient Order of Hibernians; and NECARC. She was an active volunteer for the St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. James Parish. She is survived by her husband, William J. Sullivan, Jr.; her five daughters, Kathleen H. Sullivan and her husband Mel Webster of North Reading, Patricia M. Sullivan of Prides Crossing, Rebecca A. Voelker and her husband Stefan of Niskayuna, N.Y., Melanie G. Kutschke and her husband Karl of Haverhill, and Mary E. Sullivan of Haverhill and fiance, Richard Wladkowski; her two sons, David V. Sullivan and his wife Mary Baughman of Austin, Tex., and Shawn A. Sullivan and his wife Anne Goddard of Haverhill; her three sisters, Sister Claire Archambault, CSJ, of Belmont, Anne Ferreira of Hampton Falls, N.H., and Mary Enright of Haverhill; her brother, John Archambault of Salisbury; her nine grandchildren, Elizabeth and Thomas Webster, Iris Baughman, James and Lydia Sullivan, Peter and Anke Voelker, Madelaine and Jaxon Kutschke; and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Arthur A. Archambault. The funeral will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 9:00 a.m., from the C. Frank Linnehan & Son Haverhill Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, Mass., followed by a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m., in St. James Church, 185 Winter St., Haverhill. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Primrose St., Haverhill. Calling hours at the C. Frank Linnehan & Son Haverhill Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, will be held Monday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Contributions, in Margaret's memory, may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. James Parish, 6 Cottage St., Haverhill, MA 01830; or, to ALSA- Mass Chapter, 75 McNeil Way, Suite 310, Dedham, MA 02026.

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Published by Austin American-Statesman on Aug. 14, 2005.

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Judy McDonough-Murray

August 15, 2005

My thoughts are with all of the Sullivans. Many happy memories with the Sullivans up at the beach!

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