John Laurent O’Loughlin, 89, of Sebring, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 11th, 2023. He was born on April 16th, 1934, to the late John B. O’Loughlin and Violet A. (Roy), in Cambridge, MA. John was raised in Tewksbury, MA and attended Tewksbury High School. After high school, he owned and operated the Tewksbury Diner. He went on to become a custom home builder, co-owner of The Dubliner Irish Pub in Lowell, MA, owned The Wellington restaurant in Dracut, MA and ran several rooming houses. In 1956, John married his high school sweetheart Barbara Ann Batcheller of Tewksbury, MA, and they had six children. In 1968, John married Norma Lorraine Smith in Leominster, MA and had two children with her.
John is survived by his children; Theresa Mary (O’Loughlin) Dandurant and her partner Raymond Bowman of Laguna Niguel, CA, John Laurent O’Loughlin II, and his fiance Denise Young of Salem, NH, Timothy Patrick O’Loughlin, and his wife Brenda of Chester, NH, Gene Mark O’Loughlin of Salisbury, MA, Linda Ann O’Loughlin of Laguna Niguel, CA, Patrick Michael O’Loughlin of Laguna Niguel, CA, Brian Michael O’Loughlin and his wife Brandi of Phoenix, AZ, Erin Kathleen (O’Loughlin) Hudson and her husband Craig Jr. of Salisbury, MA; his sister, Patricia Sheehan of Tewksbury, MA; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and friends in Sebring, FL.
Arrangements: At John’s request no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the charity of your choice.