Pauline M. (O'Malley) Koczera

DRACUT – Pauline M. (O'Malley) Koczera, 88, a resident of Dracut, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at a local health care facility. She was the beloved wife of William C. Koczera with whom she celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on January 31, 2016.
Born in Lowell on August 17, 1927, she was a daughter of the late George A. and Marion (Cashman) O'Malley. She received her education in Lowell schools and was a graduate of Lowell High School, class of 1945.
Pauline had a long affiliation with the East End Club in Lowell, having worked there for many years as a bartender and waitress and as a member of their Ladies Auxiliary.
She was a longtime communicant of St. Michael Church in Lowell.
Pauline enjoyed playing bingo and cribbage, and she loved to play poker. She also enjoyed sitting on the beach, taking trips to Foxwoods, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas, and traveling, especially to Miami.
In addition to her husband, Pauline is survived by two daughters, Frances Cavossa and her husband Dave of Lowell and Gloria McManus of Pelham, NH; her son, Edwin Koczera and his wife Patricia of Dracut; nine grandchildren, Nicole Fagone and her husband Joseph, David Cavossa and his wife Ashley, Kelly McManus and her wife Laurie, Kimberly LaBranche and her husband Thomas, Kristin Daly and her husband William, Kyle McManus and his wife Lanna, Jamie McNeil and her husband Brian, Jaclyn Laliberte and her husband Michael, and Jonathan Koczera; eighteen great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother-in-law of the late James L. McManus and sister of the late Jack, George, William and Harold O'Malley, and Gloria Barros.