Elena M. Barbieri
...owned Fashion Tailors in Lowell; 94
TEWKSBURY - Elena M. (Meli) Barbieri, age 94, a former business owner in Lowell, died Tuesday, September 15, at Wingate at Lowell Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Residence, after a long period of declining health. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Barbieri.
She was born in Lowell, April 27, 1915, one of three children, and the last surviving child of the late Joseph and Serafina (Gangi) Meli. She lived the greater part of her life in Lowell, but moved to Tewksbury in 1985.
She and her husband owned and operated Fashion Tailors on Back Central Street in Lowell.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Bernard "Bernie" Barbieri and his wife Pauline (Elie) of Tewksbury and Joseph C. Barbieri and his wife Diane (Arentz) of Germantown, WI; six grandchildren, Joseph G. Barbieri of No. Chelmsford, Debra Doucette of Dracut, Paula Stewart of Tewksbury, Melissa Barbieri of Dracut, Joseph R. Barbieri of Germantown, WI, and Eric C. Barbieri of Lannon, WI; thirteen great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 198 Haggett's Pond Road, West Andover, MA. Burial will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Lowell, MA. Visiting hours are Thursday 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Children's Hospital Trust, ATTN: Metabolism P.K.U. Support, 1 Autumn St. # 731, Boston, MA 02215-5301, will be appreciated.