Obituary of Beatrice-M. Allain

LUNENBURG— Beatrice M. “Bea” (Allain) Proctor, of 353 Lancaster Ave., died Tuesday, Aug. 9, in her home. She leaves her husband, with whom she recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, William R. Proctor, Sr., of Lunenburg; a son, Daniel C. Proctor of Lunenburg; a daughter, Dawn E. Johnson of Lunenburg; a sister, Cecilia Bastarache of Gardner; 11 grandchildren and many nephews and nieces. She is predeceased by two sons, Thomas I. Proctor and William R. Proctor, Jr.; a daughter, Judith A. Glow; a grandson, William R. Proctor, III; and two sisters, Anita Stacy and Viola Allain. Mrs. Proctor was born in Gardner on Dec. 3, 1933 a daughter of the late Cyrius and Viola (Bourgeois) Allain. She graduated from the Holy Rosary Elementary School in 1947 and Gardner High School in 1951. She has lived in Lunenburg since 1955. Mrs. Proctor was a bookkeeper for her husband’s business, William R. Proctor Inc., for several years before her retirement. Prior to that, she worked at the 1st Safety Fund Bank in Fitchburg and before that she worked at Gardner Trust. She was a member of St. Boniface Parish and served on their Women’s Guild. She was a former volunteer at the Fitchburg Center for Brain Injured Children and the Leominster Hospital Gift Shop. She served on the Principal’s Advisory Council at Lunenburg High School. She enjoyed traveling the world with her husband, trips to Plum Island and Mohegan Sun and spending time with her grandchildren at the family’s camp on Highland Lake in NH. The funeral will be held on Friday, Aug. 12, from the Lunenburg Chapel of the Sawyer-Miller-Masciarelli Funeral Homes, 763 Massachusetts Ave., with a Mass at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Boniface Church, 817 Massachusetts Ave. Burial will be in the South Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be held on Thursday, Aug. 11, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Lunenburg Memorial Fund, c/o Mrs. Robert Ware, 360 Sunnyhill Rd., Lunenburg, MA 01462 or to the VNA Care Network, 120 Thomas St., Worcester, MA 01608. www.masciarellifamilyfuneralhomes.net.