Haverhill, MA- Dorothy A. (Muenzner) Chiarenza, 88, formerly of California, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Wingate in Haverhill.
Born on February 14, 1921 in Lawrence, Dorothy was the daughter of William and Florence (Malane) Muenzner. She was educated in the Lawrence Public School System. Dorothy lived in the Los Angeles area for almost twenty years, retuning to MA in the early sixties. For more then 40 years, Dorothy worked as a mender for Marums and Alps Sportswear.
Dorothy pre-deceased her husband, Alfred A. Chiarenza, who passed away on Tuesday September 1, 2009, and is survived by her daughter Kathleen T. Mikilitus and her husband James J. of Salem, NH, niece Barbara A. Lohmueller of Hampstead, NH, and her children, Kirk Lohmueller and his wife Charlene and their son Wally of Ithaca, NY, Jason Lohmueller of Hampstead, NH and Elisabeth Lohmueller of Ashville, NC, brother-in-law, Edward Billewicz of Hampstead, NH and his son Edward Billewicz and his long time companion Brenda of E. Windsor, NJ, brother William and his wife Diane of CT, and their children William Jr., Randy, Edwin, Stefan and Linda, as well as their spouses Melinda, Nancy, Melissa and John.. She also leaves behind her favorite “grandchildren” Casey, Jake, Barney, Riley, Lucy, and Jesse.
ARRANGEMENTS: Family and friends may pay their respects on Thursday September 10, 2009 from 4:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. at the Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence St. in Methuen. A Funeral Mass will take place on Friday at 9 AM at St. Monica’s Church in Methuen. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery in Methuen. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Memphis, TN 38105-1905 or visit www.stjude.org/donations.