METHUEN – Darlyne M. (Haas) McManus, 71 of Methuen, passed away Monday October 20, 2014 at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA.
Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Tromley) Haas and the step-daughter of William “Bert” Strawn. She moved to Maine with her family and attended Sumner High School in Maine. For more than 50 years Darlyne was employed with Malden Mills in Lawrence, MA.
Darlyne enjoyed going to yard sales and spending time with her best friend Joyce Cegelis, and also spending time with her grandchildren and their various sporting events and was an avid Red Sox fan.
The widow of James McManus, she is survived by her children, Gloria J. Sutliffe and her husband Steven of Lake Wylie, SC, Cathy M. Pierce and her husband Paul of Methuen, MA and Wayne E. Dow, Jr. and his companion Deb Pratt of Bennington, NH. Darlyne is also survived by her sister Doris Edes and her husband Bill of Charleston, ME, and her brother William Haas and his wife Sunday of Orrington, ME, 7 grandchildren, Amanda, Christopher, Jonathan, Lucas, Wayne, William and Jennifer. Several nieces and nephews.
A private service will be held at the convenience of the family. To send online condolences to the family please visit www.pollardfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home in Methuen, MA.
The Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home is honored to assist McManus Family with the arrangements.