Joan E. (McCarthy) Trainor, 79, of Ashland, MA passed away on April 28, 2011 at the Metro West Medical Center in Framingham.
Born in Boston, the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Jackman) McCarthy, Joan was raised in Somerville. She was a graduate of Somerville High School. Joan worked for many years as a supervisor in the Budget Department at the Zayre Department Store headquarters in Framingham. She had a fondness for animals in particular Yorkshire Terriers. She was a former member of the Merrimac Valley Kennel Club and the Merrimack Lhasa Apso Club.
Joan was the beloved mother of Joan Cellupica and her husband Peter of Laconia, NH, Lori Hines and her husband Irving of Fitchburg, and Diane Trainor; cherished grandmother of Deborah Mgrdichian and her husband Michael of Haverhill and Sean Hines and his wife Kim Wilson of Haymarket, VA; great-grandmother of Caine, Carley, and Christian; dear sister of Leo McCarthy and his wife Catherine of Bradford and William McCarthy and his wife Beverly of Salem, NH. She was the aunt of several nephews and a niece and is also survived by her extended family and dear friends.
Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend Joan’s funeral from the John Everett & Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park St. (at Natick Common) NATICK on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 8:00 AM to be followed by her Mass of Christian Burial in St. Linus Church, 119 Hartford St. Natick, MA at 9:00 AM. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, May 2, 2011 from 3-7 PM. Burial will take place on Wed. May 4 at 1:00 Pm in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Laconia, NH. Donations in Joan’s memory may be made to the American Lhasa Apso Club Rescue, c/o Helen Brown, 144 Stoneridge Ct. Everett, PA 15537. For online guestbook and directions please visit www.everettfuneral.com