Audrey E. (Holmes) McManus

Audrey E. (Holmes) McManus, 89, a longtime Dracut resident, died Sunday February 24, 2013 after a period of declining health. She was the wife of the late Leo C. McManus.
Born in Lowell on July 23, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Albert V. and Violet H. (Betts) Holmes.
Audrey was employed by Lowell Lingerie early in her career and then went on to work in the Tax Department at the former Wang Laboratories in Lowell.
Survivors include a son, James L. McManus and his wife, Gloria of Pelham, NH; three daughters, Fran Visbeck and her husband David of Moultonborough, NH, Joanne Laurent and her husband, Emile of Dracut, Cathy Ribeck and her fiancé, Bill Dubois of Lowell; a sister-in-law, Leona Comeau of Lynn; 13 grandchildren, Karen, Kelly, Kimberly, Kristin, Tricia, Michael, Kyle, Brenda, Johna, Victor, Erin, Luke and Michelle; 23 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Michael McManus and sister of the late Gloria Rowe.