Sallie L. Delmore

Sallie L. (Swallow) Delmore
Lifelong North Chelmsford resident; Loving mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother

NORTH CHELMSFORD -- Sallie L. (Swallow) Delmore, age 87, of North Chelmsford, died peacefully at the Lowell General Hospital Monday, October 22, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. Sallie was the wife of the late Frank Delmore, also of North Chelmsford. She was the daughter of the late George and Hazel Swallow.

Sallie was educated in the Chelmsford school system, graduating in 1943 from Chelmsford High School. She worked in the Bon Marche in downtown Lowell, and at the Chelmsford High School cafeteria. She was a lifetime member of the Chelmsford High School Alumni Association.

Sallie was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan but was mostly a Bruins Hockey follower, exchanging letters with the likes of Brad Park, Johnny Busyck, Derek Sanderson, Mike Milbury, and Cam Neeley, just to name a few.

Sallie is survived by her son, Peter F. Delmore, his wife Diane, and their five children, Sharon Bride, Tracy Stuer and her husband Michael, Norman E. Shaw IV, Michael and his wife Christina, and Peter Delmore and his partner Kristin Dee. She is also survived by her daughter Nancy J. Hughes and her two sons, Kenneth A. Hughes and his wife Jennifer, and Stephen R. Hughes and his wife Amy. She also leaves her cherished baby sister, Jeanne L. McAndrew and her two nephews, Rev. Dr. Robert F. McAndrew and his wife Phyllis of Georgia, and Rev. Timothy McAndrew; another nephew Richard P. Delmore Jr. and a niece, Deborah Delmore of Vermont.

She was a proud great-grandmother to eighteen children including Miranda E. Zaher nee Hughes, and Louie, Paige, Patrick, and Molly; McKenna, Reese, and Cameron Hughes, Zack Dalton, Michael and Nicole Bride, Shaun, Erik, and Kory Stuer, Norman Shaw V and Phoebe Shaw, and Michael and Jacob Delmore.

Sallie was the sister of the late George N. Swallow III.

DELMORE -- Sallie L. (Swallow) Delmore, 87, of North Chelmsford, died Oct. 22, 2012. Visiting hours Wed. 3 to 7 p.m. A Funeral Service for her will be Thurs. at 10AM at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME, 106 MIDDLESEX ST., CHELMSFORD, MA. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, Chelmsford, MA. In memory of Sallie, donations can be made to the Chelmsford High School Alumni Association, 200 Richardson Road, Chelmsford, MA 01863. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041. Guestbook at www.dolanfuneralhome.com