Dorothea I. Plunkett

Dorothea I. Plunkett
devoted mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, aunt

LOWELL -- Dorothea I. (Loranger) Plunkett, 97, a member of a well known Lowell family, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, August 6, 2010, with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late John T. Plunkett.

Born in Lowell on April 14, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Edmond and Ida M. (Pratt) Loranger.

Together with her husband John, Dorothea helped to run the family business, Plunkett's Drug Store, which was located on Bridge Street in the Centralville section of Lowell.

Mrs. Plunkett was a long time communicant of both St. Michael Church and the Immaculate Conception Church. She volunteered at St. Michael Parish for many years and was a member of the St. Dominic Club.

She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Dorothea A. and Philip Labranch of Pelham NH and Patricia J. and Mark Guziejka of Andover, four sons and their wives, John T. and Eileen Plunkett of Lowell, Richard A. and Susan Plunkett of Windham NH, Robert E. and Catherine Plunkett of Andover and James V. and Heather Plunkett of Andover, a daughter-in-law, Joan Plunkett of Methuen, a sister-in-law, Rita Larose of Billerica, seventeen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Michael D. Plunkett, great-grandmother of the late Caitlin Plunkett and sister of the late Ida Loranger and Jeannette O'Hare.

PLUNKETT -- Relatives and friends may call at the McKENNA-OUELLETTE FUNERAL HOME, 327 Hildreth Street, from 4 until 8 P.M. on Monday. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday morning at 10 A.M. in St. Michael Church. Burial in St. Patrick Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Lazarus House, Attn: Development Director, PO Box 408, Lawrence, MA 01842. For directions or condolences, please visit www.mckennaouellette.com