Martha ‘Snooky’ (Fratus) Robarge
LOWELL Martha ‘Snooky’ (Fratus) Robarge, 84, of Lowell, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at Fairhaven Healthcare Center. She was the former wife of Richard Robarge.
She was born in Lowell on July 22, 1933 and was a daughter of the late Anthony Fratus and the late Cora (Howard) Fratus. She was raised in Lowell where she attended the area schools, and she attended Lowell High School.
She was employed as a Supervisor at Mobil Chemical in Lowell for over 20 years. She enjoyed playing Bingo, attending Country Music concerts, visiting casinos and shopping. Above all, she loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Snooky is survived by five daughters, Linda Robarge and her companion Mark Dillon of Dracut, Debbie Sullivan and her husband, John of Dracut, Brenda Robarge of New Ipswich, NH, Darlene Savard of Las Vegas, NV, and Sharon Sullivan and her husband, Brian of Dracut. She is also survived by twenty grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren, and a great-great grand daughter; her siblings, Mary Faulkner of Lowell, and Paul Fratus of Lowell. She was also expecting another great grandchild and another great-great grandchild.
She was the mother of the late Richard Robarge who passed away in 1968, and was the sister of the late Anthony Fratus.
AT HER REQUEST, FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD PRIVATELY. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 978-458-6816.
DONATIONS IN HER NAME MAY BE MADE TO: ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, 501 ST. JUDE PLACE, MEMPHIS, TN 38105.
