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1929 - 2013 (84 years)
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Name |
Sheila W. LAWTON |
Birth |
30 Sep 1929 |
Brockton, Plymouth, Mass. USA |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
30 Sep 2013 |
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. USA |
- Sheila W. Stewart
9/30/2013
Sheila W. (Lawton) Stewart, 83, a lifelong resident of Brockton died, Monday September 30, 2013 following a brief illness at her sister?s home in N. Chelmsford. She was the daughter of the late Frederick H. and Christina T. (Twohig) Lawton and wife of the late Kenneth P. Stewart. Sheila was a graduate of the former St. Patrick High School in Brockton and Wheelock College.
She was a dedicated homemaker who worked diligently to raise her three children alone following the untimely death of her husband Kenneth many years ago. She had been a teacher for the Head Start Program in Brockton, a cook and longtime volunteer for the Holy Cross Retreat House in Easton; as well as a great supporter of My Brother?s Keeper. She is remembered as a wonderful mother and friend to many.
Sheila is survived by her children; Kenneth P. Stewart of San Diego, CA; Christine O?Neil of Stratham, NH and Paul Stewart of Kingston, NH, her siblings; Marguerite (Lawton) Doucet Ofria of N. Chelmsford, Mary O?Malley of Concord and Richard Lawton of Framingham. She also leaves 6 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents she was predeceased by her brothers; Judge James R. Lawton, Frederick Lawton and Fr. Thomas Lawton, CSC
Visiting hours in the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Friday 4-7pm. A funeral procession will gather at the funeral home Saturday at 9:30am for a funeral mass in St. Edith Stein Church at 10:30am. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. In memory of Sheila please consider donations to My Brother?s Keeper P.O. Box 338 Easton, MA 02356 or the Holy Cross Retreat House 490 Washington Street North Easton, MA 02356.
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Person ID |
I7304 |
Long Family |
Last Modified |
3 Feb 2019 |
Father |
Snr Frederick Henry LAWTON, b. 17 Oct 1893, Quincy, Mass, USA d. 15 Feb 1931, Brockton, Mass. USA (Age 37 years) |
Mother |
Christina TWOHIG, b. 20 Dec 1897, 51 Gould Streeet, Cork City, Ireland d. Sep 1947, Quincy, Suffolk, Mass. USA (Age 49 years) |
Marriage |
30 Jun 1920 |
St Edwards Church, Brockton, Massachusetts. USA |
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Marriage Record Frederick and Christine marry in Brockton in 1920 |
Family ID |
F1024 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Kenneth STEWART, b. 13 Mar 1929, Brocton, Mass. USA d. 1 Jul 1968, North Easton, Massachusetts, USA (Age 39 years) |
Marriage |
8 Oct 1955 |
Brockton, Mass. USA |
Children |
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Family ID |
F874 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Aug 2018 |
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Photos
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| Family Photo. The 7 Children of Frederick and Christina Lawton in 1939. |
| Family Loss. Christina and six of her seven children shortly after her Husband Frederick had been killed by a Hit and Run driver in 1931. |
| Family Photo Frederick and Christina shortly before Frederick was killed by a Hit and Run driver in 1931, with six of the children. |
| Family Photo Sheila Lawton |
| Family Photo Sheila Stewart Nee: Lawton |
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