Helen M. O'Brien

Helen M. (McGrail) O'Brien, widow of Sherman J. O'Brien, Jr., of Lowell died Sunday September 21, 2008 at Harborside Northwood in Bedford, NH. She was 87.

Born in Lowell on June 12, 1921, she was a daughter of the late William and Gladys (Brown) McGrail.

She was a graduate of Lowell High and a communicant of St. Michael's Church. In later years she worked for the Lowell School District as a cafeteria worker. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She was an avid reader and loved to accompany her late husband on fishing trips.

Survivors include a son and his wife, Sherman J. O'Brien, III, and his wife Janet of Goshen, NH; four daughters and their husbands, Donna M. Sullivan and her husband Kenneth of Buxton, ME, Lynne M. Sussman and her husband Rick of Merrimack NH, Elaine Crebase and her husband Paul of Merrimack, NH, Janet Ferrantino and her husband Michael of Andover; A brother, Thomas McGrail and his wife Helene of Naples, FL; a sister, Evelyn Smith and her husband Charles of Widowee, AL; a sister-in-law, Marcia McGrail of Lowell; fifteen grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Thomas F. O'Brien and sister of the late Gladys McDougall, William McGrail and John McGrail.