BRUNSWICK — Jeannette Claire Reilly, 96, died on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at the Mere Point Nursing Home in Brunswick.
Mrs. Reilly was born Jeannette Claire Foster on April 13, 1918, in Worcester, Mass. She was the daughter of Delores Bleau Foster and Joseph Foster.
She lived in Millbury and Holden in Massachusetts, before moving to Simsbury then Farmington in Connecticut. She was an executive assistant at the University of Hartford and then at Unisys Corp. She lived in Brunswick at the Thornton Oaks Retirement Center for 10 years before moving to Mere Point Nursing home.
Mrs. Reilly is survived by three children: Francis Reilly of York, Maureen Wolf of Parker, Colo., and Eileen Silvestri of Lisbon Falls. She also had eight grandchildren: Michael, Terra, Jennifer and Andrew Reilly; Karl Wolf and Kirstin Kurlander; and Sarah Oscarson and Katherine Sem. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren: Charlotte, Patrick and Andrew Reilly, and Kaden and Jax Kurlander.
A memorial service for Mrs. Reilly will be held in the spring in Massachusetts. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mid Coast Senior Health Care Center in Brunswick.
To express your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.
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