1918
Dorothea
2016
Dorothea (Maclaughlin) Childs
January 17, 1918 — January 5, 2016
Dorothea (MacLaughlin) Childs, 97, a longtime resident of Upton, died peacefully on January 5, 2016 in Beaumont Skilled Nursing Center in Northborough after a period of declining health. She was the widow of Verne Childs, who died in 1984, and Leo Lamanuzzi, Sr., who died in 1992.
Dorothea was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Austin F. and Sarah (Sara) MacLaughlin. She came to Upton in 1934 and had been a hat worker in the West Upton hat industry and a member of the former Upton Methodist Church.
She leaves her brother, Austin R. MacLaughlin of Upton; a niece, Alana Mitchell of TX; a nephew, Mark Turner of FL; and several cousins. She was also the sister of the late Priscilla Turner and Geraldine Law.
in the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, Upton.
Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
A calling hour will be from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service on Tuesday.
Dorothea was born in Milford, a daughter of the late Austin F. and Sarah (Sara) MacLaughlin. She came to Upton in 1934 and had been a hat worker in the West Upton hat industry and a member of the former Upton Methodist Church.
She leaves her brother, Austin R. MacLaughlin of Upton; a niece, Alana Mitchell of TX; a nephew, Mark Turner of FL; and several cousins. She was also the sister of the late Priscilla Turner and Geraldine Law.
Service Details
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 12, at 11 a.m.in the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, Upton.
Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery.
A calling hour will be from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service on Tuesday.