Thelma M. (Maines) Sullivan, of Westport, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 with her family by her side after a brief illness. She was wife of the late William J. Sullivan.
Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Charles and Eleanor G. (Durfee) Maines, she had lived in Westport since 1947. She graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School, class of 1945. In her early years she worked at the American Thread Company and then at the Westport Federal Credit Union for 43 years, first as a teller, then as Assistant Treasurer before retiring. For another 25 years she served on the Board of Directors for the Credit Union. Always involved in politics, she worked at the Polls in Westport for years. She belonged to many organizations and served on their Board of Directors including, the Friends of the Westport Council on Aging, the Lions Club and Westport Business to Business. She was a member of the Westport Senior Center and was very proud of the fact she exercised faithfully three times a week for 21 years until Covid hit. She also enjoyed reminiscing about her travels through Europe with her best friend Ann. Mrs. Sullivan was a Communicant of St. John the Baptist Church, Westport.
Surviving Thelma are her 3 daughters: Donna M. Cabral and her husband Jack of Westport, Debra L. Lambert and her husband Mark of Little Compton and Coleen A. Cote and her husband Larry of Westport; 6 grandchildren: Jason Hall, Jennifer Lambert, Kaitlin Donahue, Patrick Lambert, Jared Cote and Alexis Cote; 8 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was sister of the late Charles H. Maines and Eleanor R. Peckham-Connolly.
A special thank you to the Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice for their excellent care, compassion and kindness.
Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be Friday, December 17, 2021 from the Potter Funeral Home at 9:00 A.M. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Church at 10:00 A.M.
Calling hours Thursday 3-6 P.M.
Interment in Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport.
Flowers are acceptable or memorial donations may be made to: Westport Council on Aging, 75 Reed Rd., Westport, MA 02790.