Doris M. Santorelli

Doris M. Santorelli obituary, Billerica, MA

Doris M. Santorelli

Doris Santorelli Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home on May 14, 2025.
Doris M. (Stevenson) Santorelli, age 96, wife of the late Pasquale R. Santorelli died Monday, May 12, at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center after a period of declining health.
She was born in Salisbury, MD one of 13 children of Thomas J. and Mollie (Bounds) Stevenson and lived and raised her family in Woburn before moving to Billerica in 2009.
Doris was a proud mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and most recently a great-great grandmother who enjoyed spending time with and cooking for her family.
She is survived by four daughters, Heather Perry of FL, Palmira Santorelli-Foley of Bedford, Rose Doherty of Billerica and Mary Feeney and her husband Archie of Burlington; three sons, Anthony Santorelli and his wife Maria of Malden, Pasquale Santorelli and his wife Linda of Lowell and Vincent Santorelli and daughter-in-law Donna Santorelli of Somersworth, NH; one sister Hattie Shanks of Salisbury, MD; as well as 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. She was the mother of the late Thomas Santorelli.
Visiting hours will be held Friday, May 16, at the Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, 66 Concord Rd., Billerica from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish in St. Andrew Church, 45 Talbot Ave., N. Billerica at 12:05 p.m. Interment in Calvary Cemetery, Winchester. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Heartbeat Pregnancy Help Center, P.O. Box 153 Burlington, MA 01803

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