Obituary

Lessard, of Brockton, April 24, 2006, Florence M. "Sis" (Donahue) Lessard, 91 years. Beloved wife of the late George F. Lessard, Sr. Loving mother of Carolyn F. Colombo and her husband Robert, Sr., George F. Lessard, Jr. and his wife Barbara and Gail A. Lemoyne and her husband Marc, Sr. all of Brockton.

Funeral from the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street (Rte 123) Brockton Thursday at 8 am. Funeral Mass in Christ the King Parish (St. Colman Church) at 9 am. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visiting hours Wednesday 5-8 pm. Donations in memory of Florence may be made to St. Joseph’s Manor, 215 Thatcher St., Brockton, MA 02302.

Obituary Information

Mrs. Lessard died Monday morning at St. Joseph’s Manor in Brockton surrounded by her family. She was born, raised and educated in Brockton, daughter of the late Jeremiah J. and Annie Mae (Parker) Donahue. She had been a life long resident of Brockton. She was employed as a stitcher at Nardi Sportswear in Brockton from 1954 until 1980. Mrs. Lessard was an accomplished artist who enjoyed painting. She also enjoyed gardening, creative crafts, bingo, traveling and time spent with her family. She was a member of Irelands Own, the Brockton Garden Club and a lifetime communicant of St. Colman’s Church.

She is survived by her children, Carolyn F. Colombo and her husband Robert, Sr., George F. Lessard, Jr. and his wife Barbara and Gail A. Lemoyne and her husband Marc, Sr. all of Brockton, 9 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

She was the wife of the late George F. Lessard, Sr. and sister of the late Edwin Donahue, Robert Donahue, Dorothy Goodrich and Barbara Donahue