Dorothea I. Plunkett

LOWELL - Dorothea I. (Loranger) Plunkett, 97, a member of a well known Lowell family, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, August 6, 2010, with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late John T. Plunkett.
Born in Lowell on April 14, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Edmond and Ida M. (Pratt) Loranger.
Together with her husband John, Dorothea helped to run the family business, Plunkett's Drug Store, which was located on Bridge Street in the Centralville section of Lowell.
Mrs. Plunkett was a long time communicant of both St. Michael Church and the Immaculate Conception Church. She volunteered at St. Michael Parish for many years and was a member of the St. Dominic Club.
She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Dorothea A. and Philip Labranch of Pelham, NH and Patricia J. and Mark Guziejka of Andover; four sons and their wives, John T. and Eileen Plunkett of Lowell, Richard A. and Susan Plunkett of Windham, NH, Robert E. and Catherine Plunkett of Andover and James V. and Heather Plunkett of Andover; a daughter-in-law, Joan Plunkett of Methuen; a sister-in-law, Rita Larose of Billerica;17 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Michael D. Plunkett, great grandmother of the late Caitlin Plunkett and sister of the late Ida Loranger and Jeannette O'Hare.