Arlene L. (Haskins) Chestnut, age 70, died February 1, 2008 in Chelmsford surrounded by family at her son’s home after an extended illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Simme J. Chestnut.
She was born in South Boston, on July 3, 1937, the daughter of the late William and late Nellie (Eisnor) Haskins. She was raised in South Boston and Dorchester. She moved with her husband and family to Tewksbury in 1966.
She had been a nurses aid with the Lowell Visiting Nurse Association and Blaire House of Tewksbury before retiring.
She is survived by five sons and four daughters-in-law; William and his wife Carol (Andrews) Chestnut of Chelmsford, Jeffery and his wife Sharon (Theriault) Chestnut of Billerica, James “Coco” and his wife Linda (Roux-Dane) Chestnut of Sebastian, FL, Craig and his wife Audra (Fauvel) Chestnut of Lowell, Brian Chestnut of Tewksbury; one daughter Joan and her husband John Burke of Tewksbury; two brothers and sisters-in law William and Joan (Reed) Haskins of Lowell and Maine, Arthur and Norma (Bullock) Haskins of Marshfield; seventeen grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Her Funeral Service was held Tuesday, February 5, in the funeral home. Interment was in Tewksbury Cemetery. Memorial donations to the American Diabetes Foundation, Massachusetts - Memorial Processing Center, P.O. Box 31160, Hartford, CT 06150-1160, will be appreciated.