Colleen Elizabeth Pelletier, 32, a resident of Dracut, Massachusetts died at her home on Saturday, January 25, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Lowell, Mass on April 18, 1981 to William and Ellen (Burke) Howe both of Billerica. She attended Billerica local schools, she was a graduate of Billerica High School and received an Associates Degree from Middlesex Community College.
She worked for both the Billerica Boys and Girls Club and Phillips Academy at Andover. She attended St. Patrick Church in Lawrence. She loved to travel with her husband and family, and loved and adored her dog Bruski.
Survived by her loving husband John Michael Pelletier, her parents and one brother, Shawn Howe of Billerica. She was also survived by one niece Erin Howe of Billerica, grandmother Ellen Burke of Billerica, Mother and Father-in-law Mary Ellen and Donald Pelletier of Lawrence, brother-in-law Donald and his wife Claudine Pelletier of Nashua, New Hampshire, and sister-in-law Julie Fiore and her husband Robert of Methuen. She also loved her five nieces and one nephew: Jessica, Amanda, Emilie, Gianna, Isabella and her nephew Jake very much. She also was loved by several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 11 a.m. in St. Patrick Church in Lawrence and burial following at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence.
Friends and family may call on Tuesday January 28, 2014 from 4:00PM to 8:00PM at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home Inc., 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence, MA, 01841. Memorial contributions can be made to:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Call toll-free: 866-408-DFCI.