Barbara Jean (Lyons) Carey
LOWELL - Barbara Jean (Lyons) Carey,
81, a longtime Lowell resident, died on May 10, 2020 at D’Youville
Senior Health Care Center, peacefully after a period of declining
health.
Born December 14, 1938 in Cambridge, she was a daughter
of the late William Joseph Lyons and the late Frances (Linnehan) Lyons.
She was raised and educated in the Cambridge area.
After she
graduated high school, when she was 18 she worked as a telephone
operator at New England Tel and Tel. After a short time on the job she
became an information supervisor. For most of her adult life she worked
as a home health aid throughout the greater Lowell area and she also
worked as a file clerk at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua for about 10
years before her retirement. As a longtime Lowell resident, Barbara was a
communicant of St. Patrick Church. She loved to shop and enjoyed
playing bingo, especially at St. Pats.
She is survived by her 2
daughters, Paula Barros and her husband, Leonard, of Manchester, NH and
Christina Carey of Lowell, her 2 grandchildren, Stephanie Roy of Bath,
NH and Justin Campbell of Wilton, NH, her siblings, Judith Delgrosso and
her husband, Anthony, of Danvers, Robert Lyons and his wife, Kathleen,
of Danvers, Phillip Lyons and his wife, Mary, of Revere and David Lyons
and his wife, Kim, of Revere. She is also survived by many nieces and
nephews.
She was predeceased by her brothers, the late William Lyons and the late Kenneth Lyons.
DUE
TO MA STATE REGULATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, HER FUNERAL WILL
BE HELD PRIVATELY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - CENTRALIZED MEMORIAL PROCESSING CENTER, 30 SPEEN STREET, FRAMINGHAM, MA 01701 OR ONLINE AT CANCER.ORG.
ARRANGEMENTS BY THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND ST., LOWELL 978-458-6816.
