Helen L. Estee
...worked as Stuart’s, Goring’s, and J.M. Fields; 85
TEWKSBURY - Helen L. (Rose) Estee, age 85, a former worker at several area departmentstores, died Saturday evening, Mar. 27, at the Blairehouse of Tewksbury after a long period offailing health. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Estee Sr., who died in 1987.
She was born in Cambridge, Feb. 9, 1919, a daughter of the late Manuel and Josephine (Romano)Rose. She lived in Somerville the greater part of her life. She moved to Tewksbury in 1977.
She was employed as a sales Clerk at Goring’s department store in Somerville, J.M. Fields storein Somerville and later Stuart’s department store in Tewksbury.
She was a communicant of St. William’s Church.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Joseph R. Jr., and his wife Penny (Egnitz)Estee, and Kenneth A. Estee and his fiancé Mary LaCava all of Tewksbury; two grandchildren,Joseph P. and his wife Jaime (Bouvier) Estee of Stoughton and Heather M. Estee-Carpenter andher husband Mark Carpenter of Tewksbury; and one great granddaughter, Paige Carpenter.
She was also mother-in-law of the late Colleen (Dennis) Estee.
Her FuneralMass was celebrated Wednesday, Mar. 31, in St. William’s Church, Tewksbury. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery,Everett.
Memorials to the Blairehouse of Tewksbury, Alzheimer’s Fund, 10Erlin Terrace, Tewksbury, MA 01876 will be appreciated.