LeeAnn ‘Lee’ (Bettencourt) Ryea
LOWELL LeeAnn ‘Lee’ (Bettencourt) Ryea, 57, of Lowell, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at Willow Manor Nursing Home. She was the wife of Roger A. Ryea.
She was born in Lowell on September 2, 1959 and was a daughter of the late Richard Bettencourt and the late Brenda (Hand) Bettencourt. She was raised in Lowell’s Belvidere Neighborhood where she attended the area schools, graduating from, Greater Lowell Vocational High School with the class of 1978.
For the past 20 years, she worked in food service. LeeAnn enjoyed going to the beach, especially Salisbury and Hampton Beaches. She was a member of the former St. Joseph’s Lithuanian Church.
In addition to her husband, Roger, she is survived by her three sons, Matt Ryea of Lowell, Michael Ryea of Lowell, and Robert Pimentel and his father, Victor Pimentel both of Tewksbury. She is also survived by her brother, Richard Bettencourt of Lowell; her good friend, Edward French of Tyngsboro; and her best friend, Donna Mercier of Dracut.
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN HER FUNERAL PROCESSION BETWEEN 9:15-9:30 A.M. IN THE FUNERAL HOME PARKING LOT.
OR AT 10 A.M. YOU CAN MEET DIRECTLY AT ST. JOSEPH CEMETERY CHAPEL, 96 RIVERNECK ROAD, CHELMSFORD FOR HER COMITTAL PRAYERS.
ARRANGEMENTS BY THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL, MA 978-458-6816.
PLEASE VISIT WWW.MCDONOUGHFUNERALHOME.COM TO SEND THE FAMILY AN E-CONDOLENCE.
