Deborah A. Orr

1957 - 2020

Deborah A. Orr obituary, 1957-2020, Leominster, MA

Deborah A. Orr

1957 - 2020

BORN

1957

DIED

2020

Deborah Orr Obituary

Visit the Miles Funeral Home - Holden website to view the full obituary.
Deborah Ann (McCluskey) Orr, 62, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 after an illness. She was born in Boston, the daughter of Richard J. and Mary E. (Watson) McCluskey and had lived in Everett before moving to Leominster last year.

She leaves her loving daughter, Ruth Orr and her husband, John Gualtieri of Leominster and Melissa Orr and her husband, Joshua Wallace of Fitchburg; her grandchildren, Anthony, Isabella, Keira, Jonathan, Giovanni, Isaiah and Lylah; her fiancé Steve Reddick of Hyde Park; her brothers, Stephen and Karl McCluskey; her sisters, Marilyn and Margaret McCluskey; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her granddaughter, Aliyah; her brother, Richard; and her sister, Maureen.

Funeral services for Deborah are private and will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the care of the Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Road, Sterling.

To share a memory or to offer an online condolence, please visit the "Tribute Wall" on this page.

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Miles Funeral Home - Holden

1158 Main St, Holden, MA 01520

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