Margaret Lafrancis

Margaret (Marge) F. LaFrancis, 90, of Burlington, MA, formerly of Bolton, CT, beloved wife of the late C. Malcolm (Mal) LaFrancis, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington. They had been married for 62 years prior to the passing of C. Malcolm on March 8, 2016. Margaret Eileen was born February 23, 1926 in Manchester, CT, daughter of the late W. George Finnegan, (originally of Armagh, Ireland) and Marie E. (Daly) Finnegan (a native of Gloucester, NJ). She grew up in Manchester and along with her husband, raised their family in Bolton. She retired to their dream home in South Yarmouth (Cape Cod) MA where she and Mal lived for almost 40 years and for the past three years has resided in Burlington, MA. She taught first grade in the West Hartford and Manchester school systems for seven years before becoming a full-time homemaker and mom for 14 years. She resumed teaching first grade, for another 17 years at Bolton Elementary. She was a communicant of and raised her family at St. Maurice Church, Bolton, was a member of St. Pius Tenth Church in South Yarmouth, MA, and a member of St. Malachy Church in Burlington. Her interests included live theater, church dances, card games, golfing, cheering for the Boston Red Sox and most recently, developed a passion for painting nature scenes. Marge enjoyed the ocean, vacationing at Point of Woods (Old Lyme, CT) with the family before traveling to Bermuda and later spending winters in Florida. Marge's ministries included knitting prayer shawls for the sick and giving daily devotionals to friends and fellow parishioners going through difficult times and steadfastly kept everyone in her prayers. Margaret is survived by her loving children, Michael J. LaFrancis and his wife, B. Sharon of Windsor, CT; Beth Buckingham and her husband, Forry of Gloucester, MA; Timothy LaFrancis and his wife, Judy of Acton, MA; Mark LaFrancis of Manchester, CT and five grandchildren, Michael Ryan LaFrancis, Jeffrey LaFrancis, Matthew Buckingham, Meaghan LaFrancis and Kevin LaFrancis. Her grandchildren affectionately knew her as Nan (and her husband as Pop). Also surviving is her sister, Elisabeth Healy of Manchester, many nieces and nephews and their families, and her new friends at Stonebridge. Besides her parents and husband she was predeceased by a brother, William G. Finnegan, Jr., two aunts (Margaret and Elizabeth Daly-both school teachers and whom she credits with nourishing her faith in the early years) and three uncles (Michael Daly and Robert and Fred Finnegan). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 10 am at St. Bartholomew Church, 45 Ludlow Road, Manchester. Everyone attending is asked to meet directly at the church. Burial will follow in Bolton Center Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to Discalced Carmelite Nuns, 15 Mt. Carmel Road, Danvers, MA 01923 and/or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908. Holmes Funeral Home Manchester is in care of arrangements. To leave a message of condolence please visit www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com

Service DetailsSaturday, November 19th, 2016 10:00am, St. Bartholomew Church
Interment DetailsBolton Center Cemetery