Catherine D. Breen

Visitation Details Friday, January 18th, 2013 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Dracut Funeral Home Saturday, January 19th, 2013 9:00am, St. Marguerite D'Youville Parish Interment Details Burial will be scheduled for a later date Mrs. Catherine (Papanotas) Breen, widow of Dr. Francis F. Breen, died in hospice care at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Lowell, MA where she had spent the last few years of her life. She was born in Lowell October 14, 1929, the daughter of the late Lazaros and Maria (Picanso) Papanotas. She was the valedictorian of her graduating class at the Butler Junior High School. She was subsequently graduated from Keith Hall and twice served as president of the school alumnae association. She also attended Lowell Commercial College. Mrs. Breen was employed for many years as an executive secretary to a vice president of the AVCO corporation. She subsequently served as secretary to the chief of the Dracut Fire Department, from which position she retired in 1995. She had previously been employed at the Lowell Sun and the Middlesex Machine company in Lowell and Advanced Automation in Andover. For a number of years Mrs. Breen was a member of the choir of St. Theresa's parish. She is survived by her sons Francis Breen and his wife Allison (Dunn) Breen of Concord, MA and Thomas Breen and his wife Julie (White) Breen of Tyngsborough, MA, and her daughter Nancy (Breen) Stanieich and her husband Mark Stanieich of Auburn, NH and her one living sister Christina (Papanotas) Dalphond and her husband Leo Dalphond of Dracut , MA. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, Robin and Adam Breen of Concord, MA, Laura and Matthew Stanieich of Auburn, NH, Peter and Molly Breen of Tyngsborough, MA. She was the sister of the late George Papanotas, Matilda (Papanotas) Taylor, Mary (Papanotas) Boyden, Alice (Papanotas) Corr and Peter Pappas. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects at DRACUT FUNERAL HOME 2159 Lakeview Avenue, Dracut on Friday, January 18th, from 6 until 8 PM. Her Memorial Mass will take place on Saturday, January 19th at 9 AM in St. Marguerite D'youville Parish, Dracut.

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January 18, 2013 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Dracut Funeral Home
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