METHUEN, MA – Reina E. (Lariviere) Gelineau, age 84, died Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at the Sutton Hill Center in North Andover.
Born in Lawrence, she was educated in Lawrence schools and was a long-time Lawrence resident until moving to Methuen.
She was an attendant of the former St. Ann’s Church in Lawrence. For more than 25 years, she was an executive secretary at Western Electric, now known as Lucent Technologies. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
According to her family, she was a very avid quilter and enjoyed many other arts and crafts.
She was the widow of her beloved husband, Charles E. Gelineau who died on June 10, 2006.
Reina is survived by many devoted cousins and sisters-in-law as well as many, many close friends.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends are invited to call on Saturday 9:30 am -10:30 am at the Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence St., Methuen, MA 01844. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 11:00 am at St. Monica’s Church, Methuen, with burial to follow at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, MA. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Pl. West, Floor 6, Brookline, MA 02445-7226.