Edith I. Lapointe

SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- Edith I. (Dulong) Lapointe, 88, formerly of New Hampshire and Lynn, died Feb. 24, 2011, in Mount Auburn Hospital following a lengthy illness.

She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond LaPointe.

She was born in Lynn to the late John T. and Louise (Muise) Dulong. She was a resident of Lynn for most of her life before moving to New Hampshire in 1992 and to Somerville in 2005.

In earlier years, she worked as an assembler for General Electric for four years; a general factory worker for Sylvania; and for David Smith's Dressmakers of Lynn. She greatly enjoyed knitting.

IN HER LIFE: She leaves her daughters, Joyce Marcure and her husband, Eugene, of Laurinburg, N.C., and Jane Norton and her husband, Leo, of Somerville. She was the sister of Emile Dulong of Beverly, Robert Dulong of New York, and Nathan and Henry Dulong, both of Lynn. She was the loving grandmother of Robert Epps, Gene Marcure, Cheryl Hyder, Larry Epps and Ryan Epps, and is survived by eight great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Edith also leaves her sister-in-law and good friend Mary LaPointe of Stuart, Fla., and her dear friend Sylvia Ernst of Somerville. She was predeceased by siblings Martin Dulong, Laura Rossi, Frances Cuthbert, Frances Amirault, Mary Parsons, Pauline LeMure and Barbara MacLean.

SERVICES: The funeral will be at Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn, on Monday at 9:30 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass in St. Pius V Church at 10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited. Interment will be at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. Visiting hours are Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. Memorial donations may be sent to the Lynn Cancer Association, P.O. Box 3153, Peabody, MA 01960. To view an online memorial and guestbook visit www.cuffemcginn.com.