Julia L. Vigeant

LOWELL - Julia L. (Trombly) Vigeant, 85, a Lowell resident who grew up in Dracut and was a retired employee at Raytheon Co., died Sunday, May 23, at D'Youville Senior Care in Lowell after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Vigeant Sr.

She was born in Amherst, N.H., daughter of the late Clarence A. and Theodus A. Trombly. She was part of the first graduating class at Dracut High School in 1936.

She attended the Lowell Assembly of God Church in Tewksbury.

In her earlier years, Mrs. Vigeant was employed with Lowell Lingerie, New Knit Manufacturing and & Robert Leonards Dress Co. She was also the manager of Morley's Gift Shop. Prior to retiring, she was employed at Raytheon's South Lowell plant.

She is survived by a sister, Alice M. Ritchey of Dracut; a daughter and son-in-law, Elaine M. Giardinella and her husband Charles of Nashua; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Leonard A. Vigeant and his wife Jane of Hudson, N.H., George Vigeant and his wife Sherry of Dracut, and Robert Vigeant Jr. of Lowell. She also leaves 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was the mother of Dolores L. Nadeau of the Hampton Sisters Singing Trio, who died Aug. 2, 1967, Caroline Yelle who died in 1990, and sister of the late Henry T. Trombly.