Elizabeth C. Dufresne, 63, a resident of Hampstead, NH, and a former longtime resident of Lawrence, MA, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH.
Born in North Carolina, Beth was a graduate of Andover High School as well as a graduate of Lowell University. She then went on to receive her Master's Degree from Salem State College. Beth was a longtime employee of Raytheon retiring 12 years ago. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts as well as reading. She also loved to travel, especially to Europe.
Members of Beth's family include:
her sisters: Patricia (Dufresne) Chaisson and her husband William of Lawrence, MA, and Margaret (Dufresne) Dupont and her husband Geoffry of Derry, NH. She is also survived by her brothers Louis Dufresne of Hampstead, NH as well as Thomas and James Dufresne of Lawrence, MA, and several nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Lawrence. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, also in Lawrence. Family and friends may call on Thursday morning from 8 to 9:30 A.M. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation also known as "JDRF", New England Chapter-Bay State Branch, 60 Walnut St., Wellesley Hills, MA, 02481. To send an online condolence or for more information, please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com.