Louise A. Reid

1941 - 2015

Louise Anne (OBrien) Reid, age 74, died on July 21, 2015, at the Life Care Center of Plymouth. Born in Boston, June 1, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Gerard and Helen Evelyn (Dalton) OBrien of Weymouth and former wife of Edmund J. Reid of Chatham. Louise was educated in Roxbury and graduated from St. Patricks Catholic High School in 1959. Following her graduation she worked for the Shawmut Bank in Boston and later for over 25 years at Memorial Press Group in Plymouth which produced Plymouths Old Colony Memorial. She was Circulation Director and enjoyed a long career and had many close friends and colleagues. Louise was an avid reader, who enjoyed attending local lectures and events. She enjoyed American and Presidential history and studying her familys genealogy. She was an avid Red Sox fan, and loved spending time at Fenway Park. She had many close friends from her childhood in Dorchester. They loved traveling, going to the beach, and spending time on Marthas Vineyard. She was the loving mother of Stacy A. Cooper and her husband Theodore of Mashpee, Jennifer H. True and her husband Robert of Plymouth, and Edmund P. Reid of Hyannis. She was beloved sister of Evelyn Ierardi and her husband Richard of Weymouth, and Joseph OBrien and his wife Monica of Hanson. She was the cherished grandmother of Samuel and Olivia Cooper, Emily True, and Patrick and Sophia Reid. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and close friends. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Peters Church Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m. Donations in her memory may be made to Cranberry Hospice, Inc., 36 Cordage park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360. Arrangements by Cartmell Funeral Home, 150 Court St., Plymouth. For online guest book, visit www.cartmelldavis.com.