Lorraine Quinn O'Sullivan Gaston

Calling hours will be at the Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Road, Fitchburg, MA, on Sunday, January 4, from 4 to 7 P. M. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Leo’s Church, 108 Main Street, Leominster, MA, on Monday, January 5, at 9:30 A.M. Following the service, burial will be at the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glenallen Street, Winchendon, MA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Our Father’s House, Inc., P.O. Box 7251 Fitchburg, MA 01420.Lorraine Quinn Gaston was well loved; she touched many lives, and she will be remembered fondly by all who knew her.



Lorraine (O’Sullivan) Quinn Gaston of Leominster; 86After dancing the night away at her grandson’s wedding, Lorraine (O’Sullivan) Quinn Gaston danced her way into heaven on Monday, December 29, 2014, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Boston, MA. She was 86. At the time of her death, her loving family serenaded her into Eternal Life.Lorraine was born February 23, 1928, in Fitchburg, MA, to George and Anna (Fitzgerald) O’Sullivan. She was married to J. Douglas Quinn for 35 years. She was married to Ralph D. Gaston for 20 years, until his death in October, 2014.She graduated from St. Bernard’s CCHS in 1946.Her life was filled with many accomplishments: She was the co-founder of Skyline Engineers, Inc., Fitchburg, MA; an award-winning real estate professional, and a longtime pillar of volunteerism in the community, which included service as lector and Eucharistic Minister at St. Leo’s Parish, Leominster, MA.Lorraine was the beloved mother of nine children: Eileen Moore Quinn and partner, Séamus Pender; Linda Maguire and husband, Dennis; Stephen Quinn; Nancy Mary Quinn; Terry Maguire and husband, Paul, all of Ashburnham, MA; Daniel T. Quinn, Woodstock, VT; Marty Quinn, Charlotte, NC; Maura Quinn-Stobie, Missoula, MT; and Brian Quinn and wife, Elaine, N. Chelmsford, MA.She is also survived by four siblings: Jack O’Sullivan, Sebring, FL; Ann (Nancy) Cataldo, Worcester, MA; Dorothy Moore and Patricia Gagne, of Leominster, MA; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces, nephews, stepchildren, step-grandchildren, and friends.She was pre-deceased by seven siblings, and one beloved grandson, Garrett M. Maguire.– See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fitchburg/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=173690200#sthash.ezQNSEzf.dpuf