8/7/2023 0 Comments St rita church haverhill maI pryed that my daughters would recieve financial help or scholarships for college and not coincidentally within in days of the conclusion of saying your novena amazingly and from a completely unexpected source they bot reciieved full ride ahtletic and academic scholarships to an outstanding university. Please forgive for not expressing my gratitude sooner. (note: I received this email May 25, 2012, the day my mother passed away.) Rita, a beautiful memory of my childhood. I feel such satisfaction and peace knowing that I can learn more and more about St Rita now and pray to her. Mom’s whole life was a triumph over impossible odds. I feel as though my mom has led me to St. Rita that I grew up with, thanks to the internet I can get a copy of it as well as other items that depict St. And although I cannot have the picture of St. Thanks to him I now know that the picture from my childhood is St. Rita I noticed that a friend is using that picture on his Facebook page. I have to confess I regretted the prospect of not bringing it to my home. My brother has asked to keep the picture. My mom passed away on Palm Sunday this year. It was a gift from a parish priest to my parents who converted to Catholicism in the early 50’s. E-CONDOLENCE - MCDONOUGHFUNERALHOME.When I grew up there was a huge framed picture of St. MEMORIALS IN HER NAME TO THE OBLATE INFIRMARY FUND, 487 CHANDLER STREET, TEWKSBURY, MA, 01876, OR TO THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE. MICHAEL PARISH, 543 BRIDGE ST., LOWELL, AT 10 A.M. AT THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 97. ON WEDNESDAY, HER FUNERAL WILL BEGIN AT 9 A.M. YOU ARE INVITED TOHER CALLING HOURS 4 UNTIL 8 P.M. Holland, grandmother of the late Eric Gerrish, and the late James Holland, sister of the late Joseph Rheault, and dear friend of the late Eleanor Collura. She was also the mother of the late James F. She is survived by her children, Eileen Callery and her husband, Joseph, of Methuen, Robert Holland and his wife June, of Woodstock, NH, and Maureen Gerrish and her husband, David, of Dracut her beloved grandchildren, Michael, Benjamin, Hiedi, Kaitlyn, Alex & Jeffrey her great grandchildren, Laisha, Gabriella, Ryland and Brennan her sister, Mary Sakowski of Newmarket, NH and a cousin Jimmy Cummings of Haverhill and several nieces, nephews, and dear friends the Collura Family. Holland worked as a custodian for the Greater Lowell Technical High School and will be fondly remembered by thousands of children who crossed her path in the course of her thirty seven years of service before her retirement. She was also a volunteer at D’Youville Manor. She loved to spend time with her children and grandchildren and in addition she enjoyed shopping and especially enjoyed traveling around the World. She also was a member of the League of Catholic Women. Rita made her lifelong home in Lowell, and was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, where she had received all her Sacraments and had worked for the rectory for many years. After graduating from college, she went on to serve in the United States Navy during WWII and was stationed in Washington, DC. She was the widow of the late James Holland who passed away in 1980.Ī daughter of the late Joseph and the late Bridget (McGrath) Rheault, she was born August 9, 1924, in Lowell, attended Immaculate Conception Grammar School, and graduated from Keith Hall and went on to attend Lowell Commercial College. LOWELL Rita Ann (Rheault) Holland, 90, a lifelong Lowell resident, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014, after a brief illness with her loving family by her side.
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