Brooks, Mary E., 81, Lowell, MA; in Billerica, MA, March 11, 2008. Graveside service will be held Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 11 a.m. at the Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Arrangements are under the direction of the Douglass, Edgerly and Bessom Funeral Home, Reading, MA.
Lowell, MA – Mary E. Brooks, 81, of Lowell, MA, formly of Woburn, MA, passed away on March 11, 2008, at LifeCare Center of Merrimack Valley in Billerica, MA. She was born August 8, 1926, in Presque Isle, the daughter of the late Clinton E. Small and the late Angela (Ochs) Small.
She was a devoted mother of George C. Brooks Esq. of Lowell, MA. Mrs. Brooks was a longtime resident of Woburn, MA, currently of Lowell, MA. Mrs. Brooks was a graduate of Boston Univeristy with a major in History and a minor in English. Mrs. Brooks taught for 33 years, which included 18 years in Winchester, MA, 9 years in Baldwinville, MA, 1 year in Swampscott, MA, and 3 years in North Dartmouth, MA, and 2 years in Mapleton, ME. She retired in 1985 from the Noonan Elementary School where she taught English, reading and writing. After retiring from teaching, she also worked for the insurance brokerage firm of AON Corporation for ten years. Mrs. Brooks was a member of the National Organization for Women and the Massachusetts Teacher’s Association.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, July 24, 2008, at 11 a.m. at the Fairmount Cemetery in Presque Isle. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Mrs. Brook’s memory to: Alternative House-Lowell, PO Box 2100, Lowell, MA 01851; The Second Step, PO Box 600213, Newtonville, MA 02460; Concord Park Assisted Living, Attn: Special Care Unit 68 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, MA 01742 (make payable to Concord Park, earmark for residents of the Special Care Unit); and Rosie’s Place, 889 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118. For the register book, visit johnbdouglassfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Douglass, Edgerley and Bessom Funeral Home, Reading, MA.
