Isabelle M. Trahan

Isabelle M. Trahan obituary, Methuen, MA

Isabelle M. Trahan

Isabelle Trahan Obituary

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Isabelle M. (DiMauro) Trahan, 93, of Lawrence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family, at Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services in Lawrence.
Isabelle was born in Lawrence to the late Salvatore and Nunzia (Laudani) Di Mauro. She graduated from Lawrence High School and McIntosh Business School. She retired from the Internal Revenue Service as a Problem Resolution Analyst in 1986, after thirty-six years of government service.
Isabelle lived in Lawrence for thirty years and for the remainder of her life, she lived in Methuen, until recently, when she returned to Lawrence. She attended Holy Rosary Church, now Holy Rosary Shrine. She was a member of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality and the Greater Lawrence Italian Womens Club. She was a Eucharistic Minister at Holy Family Hospital for three years and a volunteer reader at the Comprehensive Grammar School.
Isabelle was the widow of the late Leonard Lenny Trahan, who passed away in 1994. Isabelle is survived by her sons, David Trahan and his wife Lynn of Sandown, NH, and Stephen Trahan and his wife Celeste of Hampton Falls, NH. She also leaves behind her beloved grandchildren: Sarah Ugolik and her husband Luke, Taylor Trahan, Michael Ricci and his wife Kelsey, and Anthony Ricci and his wife Jenna, as well as her cherished great-grandchildren, Bowen and Lena. Isabelle is also survived by her niece, Nancy Alberto and her husband Frank; her nephew, Thomas Di Mauro and his wife Bernadette; and several cousins. She was predeceased by her brother Dominic Tom Di Mauro.
Her family was the most precious love in her life. She enjoyed and appreciated whatever time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Isabelles memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, June 16, 2025, between 4:00-8:00 PM, at Cataudella Funeral Home, 126 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen. A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Isabelle on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at Holy Rosary Shrine, 35 Essex Street, Lawrence. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Methuen.
Cataudella Funeral Home

126 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA 01844

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