Ms. M. Virginia Oulighan

M. VIRGINIA OULIGHAN LOWELL – Mary Virginia Oulighan, 93, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday morning October 28, 2015, at D’youville Life and Wellness Community, following a brief decline. The family extends a special thank you for the kind and compassionate care provided by the staff at D’youville, especially the devoted nurses and aides on the Belvedere and Appleton wings. Ginny was born in Lowell Massachusetts on February 22, 1922, the second of six children of the late James and Elizabeth J. (Curran) Oulighan. She was a life-long Lowell resident, living most of her life in Belvedere but also the Highlands and then South Lowell. She was a graduate of Immaculate Conception Grammar School and Lowell High School, class of 1939. In school she excelled in all areas of study and was an avid sports fan and a skilled tennis player well into her late 40’s. After high school Ginny immediately went to work at Fort Devens, and at the end of the war, took employment a few blocks from her home at Dillion’s Dry Cleaners on East Merrimac Street, working as their bookkeeper until the business closed in 1977. She was quickly recruited by the Lowell Central Savings Bank to oversee their “new” direct deposit department from where she retired. Ginny was a wonderful and devoted sister, aunt and friend. She was thoughtful, kind, compassionate, loyal and generous with a great sense of humor, and never one to miss an opportunity to laugh at herself. Much of her life revolved around caring for others, whether that be her family, friends, co-workers or neighbors. She had a unique way that would make anyone feel loved and appreciated. She was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception, St. Margaret’s, Sacred Heart until its closing, then Holy Family Parish - St. Marie's Church. Ginny was a life long member of the AOH, Ancient Order of Hibernians. Ginny was the companion of late Patricia “Pat” A. Britton (2013) for over 55 years. They were avid beachgoers and if they weren’t sun worshiping at Hampton, Rye or Cape Cod. they were on a road trip to the mountains, NYC, Washington DC, Florida and everywhere in between. Surviving Ginny are her sister Jane and husband Paul Narbonne of Portsmouth NH; her sister-in-law, Doris Oulighan of Cumberland, RI; and many, much-loved nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews in the Cotter, Peterson, Oulighan and Narbonne families. She was the sister of the late Helen E. Cotter, Ann F. Peterson, James H. Oulighan, William P. Oulighan and the sister-in-law of the late John Cotter, Robert Peterson, and Rita Oulighan. Ginny never met a Chocolate or an Ice Cream that she didn’t like. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the D’youville Foundation – Employee Fund, Attn: Donald C. Main, 985 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854 or the charity of your choice. Family and friends may call at the FAY McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 105 MOORE STREET, LOWELL on MONDAY MORNING from 9:30 until 10:30 AM. Ginny's Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM at HOLY FAMILY PARISH - ST. MARIE'S CHURCH, corner of Chamberlain and Grafton Sts. Lowell. Burial will take place in the family lot in St. Patrick's Cemetery.

Ms. M. Virginia Oulighan

February 22, 1922 - October 28, 2015