Shirley I. (Thompson) Regan

LOWELL - Shirley I. (Thompson) Regan, 90, a longtime resident of the Christian Hill neighborhood in the Centralville section of Lowell, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016 with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond W. Regan who preceded her in death in 1998.
Born in Fredericton, N.B., Canada, on June 16, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Florence (Haskell) Thompson.
Mrs. Regan grew up in Forge Village and the Graniteville section of Westford and graduated from Westford Academy in 1944.
She was a member of St. Michael Parish where she was an auxiliary member of the Legion of Mary. She was a volunteer for several years with L.G.H. Road to Recovery Program, Catholic Charities Aids Outreach Center as a visitor and the Middlesex Shelter where she helped serve Thanksgiving Meals. Mrs. Regan was also and volunteer at the McAuliffe School in Mrs. Bedard's class as an aid in reading.
She enjoyed gardening, crossword and word puzzles, and quilting and was a member of the New England Quilt Society.
She leaves three children, Joseph Regan and his wife Diane of Hudson, NH, John Regan and his wife Judith of Lowell, with whom she resided, and Kathy McDonald and her husband Bob of Lowell; 7 grandchildren, Tim Regan and his wife Jill of Pepperell, Stacey Resto and her husband Eddie, Kerrie Regan and her fiancé Jay Bettencourt, all of Lowell, Justin Regan of Boston, Tom and Raymond McDonald, both of Lowell, and Jonathan McDonald of SD; 9 great grandchildren, Jordan, Alexis, Mason and Addison Regan, Christian and Dylan Resto, Jared McDonald, Lucas Borba-Sierra and Sebastian Sierra-McDonald. She also leaves a dear sister-in-law, Helen Harrigan and a brother-in-law, Frank Kurpis, many special nieces and nephews and her little friends, Colin and Ella. She was the mother of the late Michael Regan who passed in 1994 and sister of the late Ronald Thompson.