1929
Louise
2015
Louise Deignan
October 8, 1929 — April 17, 2015
Louise (Cannon) Deignan, R. N. died Friday, April 17, 2015 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont where she has made her home for the past thirteen years. She was 84 years of age. She was the wife of William Deignan who died in June of 1996.
Born in Lowell, Ma., she was one of six daughters of the late Peter Cannon and the late Lillian (LaBelle) Cannon.
Louise was a registered nurse earning a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Lowell State College in 1973, and a master of science degree in community health nursing from Boston University School of Nursing in 1980.
Among other endeavors in her nursing career she practiced Community Health Nursing in the greater Boston area in the early 1980's.
After the death of her husband William in 1996, she made her home in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where her daughters resided, and returned to her career at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center on a part-time basis from 2005 - 2007.
Mrs. Deignan was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed following the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. She also took interest in the issues taking place in the U.S. Congress and how the legislators voted. Mrs. Deignan was a member and communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Deignan and the late Wm. Deignan were the parents of their beloved daughter, Mary Lou Deignan, who died in Oct. of 2003 and their beloved son Terrance Deignan who recently passed away.
She is survived by four of her six children: Wm. Deignan, Jr. and his wife Linda of Tewksbury, Ma., Jayne (Deignan) Willman R. N. and her husband Scott of Barnet, Vt., Timothy Deignan and his wife Virginia of Tyngsboro, Ma., Kathleen (Deignan) Beausoleil and her husband Stephen of St. Johnsbury, Vermont; daughter-in-law Susan Deignan of Chelmsford, Ma.; 13 grandchildren: Julie; Melissa; Ashley; T. J., Coleen and Michael; Matthew, Meaghan, Mollie and Melanie; Alicia, Brittanie and Kylie; 10 great-grandchildren: Joseph, Hayley and Shayley; Aliyah and Winnie; Landon, Hunter and Kiara; Colton; and Jace; also by many nieces and nephews.
Louise is also survived by her last sister, Mrs. Lillian (Cannon) Annis and her husband Norman of Center Harbor, N.H. and a brother-in-law Robert Gilmore of Florida.
She was the sister to the late Mrs. Ruth (Cannon) Stuart, Mrs. Irene (Cannon) Matthews, Mrs. Evelyn (Cannon) Shea, and Mrs. Claire (Cannon) Gilmore.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Johnsbury, Vermont this Thursday afternoon, April 23 at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. Cremation will follow with burial at a later date at the St. Mary's Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The family will receive friends at the Sayles Funeral Home on Thursday from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m. prior to the Mass.
Born in Lowell, Ma., she was one of six daughters of the late Peter Cannon and the late Lillian (LaBelle) Cannon.
Louise was a registered nurse earning a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Lowell State College in 1973, and a master of science degree in community health nursing from Boston University School of Nursing in 1980.
Among other endeavors in her nursing career she practiced Community Health Nursing in the greater Boston area in the early 1980's.
After the death of her husband William in 1996, she made her home in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where her daughters resided, and returned to her career at St. Johnsbury Health and Rehab Center on a part-time basis from 2005 - 2007.
Mrs. Deignan was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed following the Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. She also took interest in the issues taking place in the U.S. Congress and how the legislators voted. Mrs. Deignan was a member and communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Deignan and the late Wm. Deignan were the parents of their beloved daughter, Mary Lou Deignan, who died in Oct. of 2003 and their beloved son Terrance Deignan who recently passed away.
She is survived by four of her six children: Wm. Deignan, Jr. and his wife Linda of Tewksbury, Ma., Jayne (Deignan) Willman R. N. and her husband Scott of Barnet, Vt., Timothy Deignan and his wife Virginia of Tyngsboro, Ma., Kathleen (Deignan) Beausoleil and her husband Stephen of St. Johnsbury, Vermont; daughter-in-law Susan Deignan of Chelmsford, Ma.; 13 grandchildren: Julie; Melissa; Ashley; T. J., Coleen and Michael; Matthew, Meaghan, Mollie and Melanie; Alicia, Brittanie and Kylie; 10 great-grandchildren: Joseph, Hayley and Shayley; Aliyah and Winnie; Landon, Hunter and Kiara; Colton; and Jace; also by many nieces and nephews.
Louise is also survived by her last sister, Mrs. Lillian (Cannon) Annis and her husband Norman of Center Harbor, N.H. and a brother-in-law Robert Gilmore of Florida.
She was the sister to the late Mrs. Ruth (Cannon) Stuart, Mrs. Irene (Cannon) Matthews, Mrs. Evelyn (Cannon) Shea, and Mrs. Claire (Cannon) Gilmore.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Johnsbury, Vermont this Thursday afternoon, April 23 at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. Cremation will follow with burial at a later date at the St. Mary's Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The family will receive friends at the Sayles Funeral Home on Thursday from 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m. prior to the Mass.
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