Annabelle 'Anne' Pare Obituary (1925

Annabelle (Rourke) Pare, 85, a longtime resident of Chelmsford and formerly of Collinsville section of Dracut, died on Friday, April 16, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Curtis Pare who passed away in 2003. She was born in Lowell a daughter of the late Austin and Josephine (O'Rourke) Rourke. A graduate of Sacred Heart Grammar School and Lowell High School, she was employed as a bookkeeper before her retirement. She served as a volunteer at the Chelmsford Senior Center. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. Annabelle is survived by two daughters, Patricia Marzec and her husband Mitchell of Oceanside, CA and Michele Borowski and her husband John of Chelmsford, and a son, Stephen Pare and his wife Cynthia of Orlando, FL. She also leaves five grandchildren, Kristina Marzec of Las Vegas, NV and Jessica Vogelsang of La Mesa, CA, Jennifer Schelin of Chelmsford, and John Borowski of Wakefield, and Matthew Pare of Orlando, FL, her brother, Joseph Rourke of Louisville, KY and several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday evening from 4 to 8 pm at the BLAKE FUNERAL HOME, 24 Worthen St., Chelmsford. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's Church, 25 North Rd., Chelmsford. Interment in Pine Ridge Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Annabelle's name to the VNA & Hospice of Greater Lowell, P. O. Box 1965, Lowell, MA 01853.