Lovejoy of Brockton February 9, 2004, Doris R. (Lacouture) (Johnson) Lovejoy, 78 years. Wife of the late Leon Lovejoy and Franklin A. Johnson. Sister of Marcelle Mercadante of Brockton and the late Gloria Soule.
Funeral from the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (123) Brockton Thursday at 8 am. Funeral Mass in St. Colman Church at 9 am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery. Visiting hours Wednesday 2-4 & 6-8 pm. Donations in Doris’ memory may be made to Good Samaritan Hospice 310 Allston St., Brighton, MA 02135.
Obituary
Mrs. Lovejoy died at Monday morning at the Marian Manor Nursing Home in South Boston after a brief illness. She was born in Brockton, daughter of the late Evangeliste and Delina M. (Harpin) Lacouture and remained a lifelong resident of the city.
She attended Brockton schools and worked in the shoe industry in Brockton for many years.
She had been a member of Sacred Heart Church and most recently St. Colman Church.
She is survived by her sister Marcelle Mercadante of Brockton and many nieces and nephews and two great nieces.She was the stepmother of Nancy Wagner and Beverly Katzel both of Wareham and the late Leona Maciel and Elaine Lovejoy.She was the foster mother of Donald and Elvis Coy.She was the wife of the late Franklin Johnson and Leon Lovejoy and sister of the late Gloria Soule
Services as above