Evelyn L. Sederquist
...worked at Jade East Restaurant; 83
TEWKSBURY - Evelyn L. (Moczienski) Sederquist, 83, a co-founder of the Tewksbury Civil
Defense and Firefighters Women’s Auxiliary, died Sunday evening, Feb. 26, at Saints Memorial
Medical Center in Lowell after a long period of declining health. She was the wife of the late J.
Wilfred “Willie” Sederquist.
She was born in West Roxbury, July 23, 1922, a daughter of the late Andrew and Winifred
(Sowienski) Mocienski, and was raised in West Roxbury. She had lived in Tewksbury for the last
six decades, where she was a communicant of St. Dorothy’s Church in Wilmington.
In the 1950's, at a time that fire services were all voluntary and area towns suffered from a
shortage of manpower to staff emergency services, she was a co-founder of the Tewksbury Civil
Defense and Firefighters Women’s Auxiliary. The Women’s Auxiliary shared responsibility for
primary response to fires, accidents, and medical services. She also served the town as an election
vote counter, in the many years of paper votes and manual counting.
Later, she worked at the Jade East Restaurant in Tewksbury for more than 15 years as an
assistant to Mr. Seto and his staff.
In later years, she was well known in area Bingo halls, as an avid enthusiast.
Evelyn is survived by four children and their spouses, Virginia G. “Ginnie” Sederquist of
Tewksbury, John W. Sederquist and his wife Paula (Kelleher) of Hudson, NH, Capt. Joseph A.
Sederquist and his wife Susan (Alex) of Wilmington, and Sheila Sederquist-Rivard and her
husband Brian Rivard of Plum Island, MA; a step-son, Scott Sederquist and his wife Sally of Manchester, NH; two sisters, Alberta Costa , and Lorraine Miller both
of Tewksbury; ten grandchildren, John Dunn, Kim Dunn, John D. Sederquist, Lisa Sederquist,
Joseph V. Sederquist, and twins Alexandria “Alex” and Anastasia “Tasha” Rivard, Jeff, Kristen, and Darlene Sederquist; eleven great
grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was also grandmother of Cindi Fuller, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 10th.
Her Funeral Mass was celebrated Thursday, Mar. 2, in St. Dorothy’s Church,
Wilmington. Burial was in Tewksbury Cemetery. Memorials to the American Cancer Society,
30 Speen St, Framingham, MA 01701 will be appreciated.