TEWKSBURY: Jean (Dearborn) Russell, age 84, a seven year Tewksbury resident, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Wilmington Health Care Center.
She was the wife of Arthur T. Russell, who died in 1998.
Born in Lynn on January 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Ellen (House) Dearborn.
Jean was raised in Lynn, attended Lynn schools and graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1942.
She resided in Portland, ME, North Port, FL, Barnstead, NH and Lynnfield, MA until moving to Tewksbury in 2002.
Prior to her retirement, she worked for Worthen’s Food Mart formerly of Lynnfield and the Lynnfield School Lunch Program.
Mrs. Russell was a former member of the Lynnfield Center Congregational Church.
She enjoyed time spent with her family and knitting.
She is survived by two children, Ellen J. Dolan and her husband Thomas of Tewksbury and Douglas A. Russell and his wife Mary of Plymouth; five grandchildren, Jennifer Marshall and her husband Todd, Mark Dolan, Jonathan Russell and his wife Blake, Jaime Balsis and her husband Brian, and Andrew Russell; two great grandchildren, Samuel and Callan Balsis; also several nieces and nephews.
Jean was the mother of the late Robert I. Russell and sister of the late Barbara Guptill.
Calling hours Tuesday, Jan. 20th, from 4-8 p.m., at the Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee St., Tewksbury. Funeral service Wednesday, Jan. 21st, 10 a.m., at the funeral home. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Assoc., 311 Arsenal St., Watertown, MA 02472 are requested.