Alice Burns

Alice Burns obituary

Alice Burns

Alice Burns Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by William J. Gormley Funeral Home on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Alice Burns of Lowell, formerly of Saco, Maine, November 10, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Robert W. Burns. Loving mother of John Burns and his wife Karen and grandmother of Ben, Grace and Henry. Dear aunt of Beverly Libby and her late husband Richard and great-aunt of Scott and Sue Libby, Tamara and Jim Desrochers, and Mary-Bess and Keith Donovan. Also survived by many great-great nieces and nephews. Sister of the late Bessie Descoteaux, Nicholas Trougakos, and Stella Woodbury. A graveside service will be held at St. Demetrios Cemetery, 27 Cole Road, Biddeford, Maine on Tuesday, November 18th at 11:30am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Alice may be made to the Pollard Memorial Library Foundation, 401 Merrimack St. Lowell, MA 01852.

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