Florence L. Mentlick Obituary (1931 - 2018)

Florence L. (Doyle) Mentlick, 86, of Lowell, MA died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald J. Mentlick to whom she was married for 48 years. Born in Lowell, MA on June 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. Doyle and Alice M. (Corr) Doyle. She received her education in the Lowell school system, graduating from Lowell High School in 1949. She also attended Lowell Commercial College before beginning an 18 year career with the F. W. Woolworth Company. Florence started as an Assistant Manager in the Lowell store, but was asked in 1952 to join a new team responsible for opening new and remodeled Woolworth stores. For 13 years she traveled with the crew throughout New England and New York, acting as buyer, trainer, display coordinator, and bookkeeper. Upon departure from Woolworth, Florence worked as a bookkeeper in a number of Chelmsford businesses before joining Silicon Transistor Corporation in 1979. She retired from STC in 1996. A lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Church, Florence worked tirelessly in many capacities including Sunday school teacher, Deacon, and Mission Committee Chairperson. She was always on hand to bake pies and work in the kitchen for Bean Suppers and other fundraisers, and was a member of the Gamma Beta womens group. In 2016, Calvary bestowed upon her the honor of Deacon Emerita for her many years of dedicated service to the church. Florence enjoyed traveling and theater, and was a season ticket holder at both Merrimack Repertory and North Shore Music Theaters. An avid sewer and crafter, Florence loved creating homemade items for her family, friends and Calvarys many Craft Fairs. For many years she knitted baby hats for the newborns at local hospitals, and many lucky babies have been swaddled in Nana Florences flannel blankets. Florence is survived by her daughter Donna (Mentlick) Breault and her husband Alan of Nashua, NH, two stepsons Douglas Mentlick and his wife Lisa, of Durham, CT and Mitchell Mentlick of Zephyr Hills, FL; six beloved grandchildren, Emily Breault, Kaitlyn Mentlick, Jason Schimanskey, Kristen Schimanskey, Jillian Carrignan, and Amoreena Harrison, and many beloved nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her three sisters Eleanor (Doyle) OConnor of Glendora, CA, Jane (Doyle) Brandt of Thomaston, CT and Gertrude (Doyle) Botelho of Billerica, MA. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, March 8 from 4 to 8 pm at the BLAKE CHELMSFORD FUNERAL HOME, 24 Worthen Street, Chelmsford. Funeral Service will be Friday at 10am at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial in Pine Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Florences memory can be made to the roof fund at Calvary Baptist Church, 60 Hastings Street, Lowell, MA 01851 or the American Lung Association, 55 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL, 60601, www.lung.org. First Visitation March 8, 2018 4:00pm - 8:00pm, Blake Chelmsford Funeral Home 24 Worthen Street Chelmsford, MA 01824 Service Information March 9, 2018 10:00am, Calvary Baptist Church 60 Hastings Street Lowell, MA 01851 Interment Location March 8, 2018, Pine Ridge Cemetery 130 Billerica Road Chelmsford, MA 01824