Mary Frances (Lawlor) Barrett, on July 5, 2011,  of Cohasset Ma was born on May 20, 1921 to William and Alice Bridget (O'Neil) Lawlor in Dalhousie, New Brunswick.  Fran, as she was known, graduated as valedictorian of St. Mary's Academy, Newcastle, New Brunswick.  Subsequently she graduated in nursing from Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton Massachusetts.  Enlisting as a nurse in the U.S. Army she served in the Philippines during World War II.  She received a B.S. in nursing from Boston University on the G.I. bill and became a naturalized U.S. citizen."

She married Benedict Barrett and raised six children in Saugus, Massachusetts. She was employed as an Intensive Care Unit nurse at Saugus General Hospital, Saugus, MA, and Winthrop Community Hospital, Winthrop, MA.

Fran was predeceased by her husband Benedict Barrett and her only sibling Joseph William Lawlor.  She is survived by six children, Stephen Barrett and Deborah Manning of Williston, VT, Robert Barrett and Paula (DiGiulio) Barrett of North Andover, MA, Joanne Barrett of Cohasset, MA, Nancy Barrett of Incline Village, NV, Paul Barrett and Sherry (Vaughan) Barrett of Albuquerque, NM, Jeffery Barrett and Kathy-Jean (Martin) Barrett of Trucksville, PA.  She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, Brigid, Claire, Brianne, Keri, Eric, Kyle, Patrick, Caitlin, Casey, Liam, and Shannon.

She will be interred beside her husband in Arlington National Cemetery.

Donations to Alzheimer's Association (http://www.alz.org) are encouraged in lieu of flowers.

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