Obituary for Anne Margaret Dean (Thayer)
Loving wife, and mother
Anne Margaret (Thayer) Dean, of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.
Anne was born in Boston, MA, to William and Edna (Hjelm) Thayer. She was raised in Milton and Burlington, MA and received her teaching degree from Boston State. On August 17, 1963 she married Charles W. Dean and they raised their three children in Billerica and Chelmsford, MA. Anne and Charles celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary this past August.
Upon her retirement as an Office Manager at Chelmsford Pediatrics, Anne and her husband relocated to Vero Beach, Florida where they spent many wonderful years. Anne enjoyed visits with her family, golfing, volunteering her time with the Adult Literacy Program and getting together with her many friends. She loved watching her grandchildren grow up. She attended their graduations, weddings and was very proud of all their accomplishments. She welcomed her seven great-grandchildren with joy and happiness.
Anne was pre-deceased by her parents and older brother, William Thayer. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Charles Dean and his wife Guin, her daughters; Julie Anne Dean and her husband Ken Caisse and Cheryl MacDonald and her husband Matt, her grandchildren; Matthew MacDonald and wife Kerry, Kayla MacDonald, Alyssa (Dean) Maurice and her husband Steven, Amy (Quirbach) Boudreau and her husband James, Jessica Quirbach, Anthoni Caisse, Kierra Dean, and Chas Dean, great-grandchildren; Autumn, Gavin, Declan, Adalynn, Maren, Emilia, and Phoebe, her brother, Charles Thayer, her sisters-in-law; Julie Hall, and Diana Brown and her partner Peter Dwyer, as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to Bridges by Epoch in Nashua and Merrimack Valley Hospice Care, especially her nurses, Chris, Ester and Helena who provided compassionate care for Anne.
Funeral Services will be held privately. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Anne’s memory be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice at www.homehealthfoundation.org/donate
Anne Margaret (Thayer) Dean, of Chelmsford, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.
Anne was born in Boston, MA, to William and Edna (Hjelm) Thayer. She was raised in Milton and Burlington, MA and received her teaching degree from Boston State. On August 17, 1963 she married Charles W. Dean and they raised their three children in Billerica and Chelmsford, MA. Anne and Charles celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary this past August.
Upon her retirement as an Office Manager at Chelmsford Pediatrics, Anne and her husband relocated to Vero Beach, Florida where they spent many wonderful years. Anne enjoyed visits with her family, golfing, volunteering her time with the Adult Literacy Program and getting together with her many friends. She loved watching her grandchildren grow up. She attended their graduations, weddings and was very proud of all their accomplishments. She welcomed her seven great-grandchildren with joy and happiness.
Anne was pre-deceased by her parents and older brother, William Thayer. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Charles Dean and his wife Guin, her daughters; Julie Anne Dean and her husband Ken Caisse and Cheryl MacDonald and her husband Matt, her grandchildren; Matthew MacDonald and wife Kerry, Kayla MacDonald, Alyssa (Dean) Maurice and her husband Steven, Amy (Quirbach) Boudreau and her husband James, Jessica Quirbach, Anthoni Caisse, Kierra Dean, and Chas Dean, great-grandchildren; Autumn, Gavin, Declan, Adalynn, Maren, Emilia, and Phoebe, her brother, Charles Thayer, her sisters-in-law; Julie Hall, and Diana Brown and her partner Peter Dwyer, as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to Bridges by Epoch in Nashua and Merrimack Valley Hospice Care, especially her nurses, Chris, Ester and Helena who provided compassionate care for Anne.
Funeral Services will be held privately. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Anne’s memory be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice at www.homehealthfoundation.org/donate