Elinor R. "Dolly" Lumbard, age 64, died Saturday, February 2, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford after a brief illness. She was born September 19, 1943 in Boston, a daughter of the late Clyde and Myrtle (Fisher) Lumbard.
She was raised in Tewksbury and graduated from Tewksbury High School. She worked for over twenty years as an executive secretary for Raytheon in Bedford before retiring. She raised her family in Lowell and Wilmington. In addition to her family, her passions included gardening, sewing, and her kitty "Gigi". She had been a member of a various quilting clubs and a Miniature Dollhouse Club in Sturbridge, MA.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Donald with his wife Jessica (Lees) Finney of Tewksbury; two daughters, Janice (Finney) Patti of Ossipee, NH, and Theresa (Finney) Hill with her fiance Kevin Catania both of Wilmington; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Henry with his wife Lenetta Lumbard of Gilead, ME, and Charlie with his wife Maureen of Tewksbury; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Carol with her husband Ray Ellery of Old Orchard, ME, Pearl Lumbard of Burlington, MA and Judy (Lumbard) Kiersted. She also leaves her grandchildren Derek McKenzie, Sean Patti, Keith Hill, Stacey Hill, Jeff Swenson, Jennifer Patti, Christopher Patti, Victoria Maestas, Ryan Maestas; her close friends, Fab and Lynn Lena, and Lynn (Anderson) Fuentes, and many nieces and nephews.
She was the grandmother of the late Jessica Finney and sister of the late Shirley (Lumbard) Smolinski and Clair (Cidado) Meuse.
Her funeral service was held Wednesday, February 6, in the funeral home. Following cremation, her committal service was on Monday, February 11 at in the Tewksbury Cemetery. Memorials to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St, Framingham, MA 0170, will be appreciated.