Virginia L. Williams

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Virginia L. Williams, 91, a resident of Laurel Center in Bedford, died Monday, October 19, 2009.

Ms. Williams was born in Lynn, Mass., Sept.10, 1918, and was the daughter of Arthur and Mabel (Dickey) Gagnon. She was raised and educated in Lynn and had received an associate’s degree from business school. She spent most of her life on the North Shore and several years in Florida; she loved Rockport, Mass., living there for many years before coming to Bedford in January 2007.

Ms. Williams was employed in various positions as an office manager during her working life. After retirement, she cared for seniors who needed assistance with daily tasks enabling them to stay in their own homes. She was very artistic, played the piano and was a soprano soloist. She was an avid teddy bear lover.

She was predeceased by her son, Dale R. Williams of Merrimack, who died in May 2008.

In her life: Members of her family include her son, Bruce Williams, of Lowell, Mass., his daughter, Jacqueline, and stepson Scott Christophers; two daughters, Sharon L. Christopherson, of Merrimack, her children Kim Esters, Karin Wood and Erik Christopherson, and Cheryl Kilgore, of Hamilton, Mass., and her children Kathryn and Ethan. She had 10 great-grandchildren.

There are no calling hours, a private burial service will take place in Lynn, Mass., at the Pine Grove Cemetery.

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