Joan Dyer

Joan Dyer longtime resident of Westford; 75 WESTFORD Joan (Keating) Dyer, 75, longtime resident of Westford, died November 10th, 2008, in Lowell. She was born April 29th, 1933, a daughter of John F. Keating and Mary (Keating). Prior to her retirement, she was employed as an Insurance Agent with Prudential. Joan enjoyed cooking, Arts & Crafts, and reading to her granddaughter. She is survived by three daughters, Kathy Abbott and her husband, John of North Chelmsford, Julie Mainville of Goffstown, N.H., Amy Dyer of Westford; two sons, Michael Dyer, Timmy Dyer and his wife, Julie, all of Westford; two sisters, Pauline Bollinger and Jacqueline Easterbrook, both of Florida; two brothers, Frederick Keating of N.H. and Gerard Keating of VT; eight grandchildren, Joshua, Travis, and Rachel Abbott, Katie and John Dyer, Kayla and Abby Mainville, Bailey Dyer; her longtime companion, Alvin Dubey of Westford; many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was the grandmother of the late Ayden Dyer. DYER Visiting hours at the HEALY FUNERAL HOME, 57 NORTH MAIN ST., WESTFORD on Thursday, November 13th from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Her funeral mass will be celebrated Friday, November 14th at St. John the Evangelist Church, 115 Middlesex St., North Chelmsford at 9:00 a.m. Interment to follow at Fairview Cemetery, Chelmsford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pediatric/Oncology, c/o Dr. Howard Weinstein, MA General Hospital, Yawkey Way, 8B, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114. FUNERAL DIRECTOR J.A. HEALY SON, WESTFORD, MA, 978.692.6502