TOWNSEND -- Margaret E. (Thompson) Deshler, 85, formerly of Billerica, died Thursday, July 5th, at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.
She was born in Manchester, N.H., April 3, 1922, the daughter of the late Frederick and Lena (Misel) Thompson.
She was the winner of the 1956, 4th Annual Worlds Candlepin Bowling Championship. She
also was an All-Star softball pitcher.
Mrs. Deshler worked for many years at the Stouffer Bedford Glen Hotel and also for Bradlees of Chelmsford.
She is survived by a sister, Patricia Fitzgerald of Manchester, N.H; three daughters, Doreen Deshler-Brady of Chelmsford, Darlene Lafferty and Diane Deshler, both of Townsend; five grandchildren, Daryl Deshler and Melinda Sylvester of Lowell; Shawn Brady of Chelmsford, Rachael Donahue and Victoria Theall of Townsend; three great-grandchildren; and three great-stepgrandchildren.
Friends will be received at the M. R. LAURIN & SON FUNERAL HOME, 295 Pawtucket St., Lowell on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 7pm at the Funeral Home. Cremation to follow. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Louis M. Fazio III, M. Richard Laurin, and Scott Laurin. www.laurinfuneralhome.com