Grafton - Lillian M. (Boutiette) Dziembowski, 100, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2019 at The Overlook Masonic Home in Charlton.
She was predeceased by her husband Linus Dziembowski. She is survived by her daughter. Her brother Donald Boutiette and sister Margaret Hagan also predeceased her.
Lillian was born in Millbury on Christmas Eve in 1918, daughter of the late Ida (Jacques) and Peter Boutiette.
She graduated from Grafton High School in 1936. During World War II she was a volunteer with the American Red Cross. Lillian began working at the Farnumsville Post Office in 1939, and in 1960 when the South Grafton Post Office was established she became the Assistant Postmaster. Following the retirement of Postmaster Arthur Boutiette in 1964 she was commissioned Postmaster by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Lillian retired from the postal service in 1974 after 35 years of service.
Following retirement she became the Thursday Secretary at St. James Rectory and also volunteered at the La Salette Seminary in Worcester. She was a member of St. James Parish and the St. James Women's Guild, AARP, the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Her later years were spent crocheting and knitting prayer shawls for the knitting ministry at St. James. The joy of her life was her family and her church.
She will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in South Grafton.
Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2019
She was predeceased by her husband Linus Dziembowski. She is survived by her daughter. Her brother Donald Boutiette and sister Margaret Hagan also predeceased her.
Lillian was born in Millbury on Christmas Eve in 1918, daughter of the late Ida (Jacques) and Peter Boutiette.
She graduated from Grafton High School in 1936. During World War II she was a volunteer with the American Red Cross. Lillian began working at the Farnumsville Post Office in 1939, and in 1960 when the South Grafton Post Office was established she became the Assistant Postmaster. Following the retirement of Postmaster Arthur Boutiette in 1964 she was commissioned Postmaster by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Lillian retired from the postal service in 1974 after 35 years of service.
Following retirement she became the Thursday Secretary at St. James Rectory and also volunteered at the La Salette Seminary in Worcester. She was a member of St. James Parish and the St. James Women's Guild, AARP, the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Her later years were spent crocheting and knitting prayer shawls for the knitting ministry at St. James. The joy of her life was her family and her church.
She will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in South Grafton.
Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2019
Grafton - Lillian M. (Boutiette) Dziembowski, 100, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2019 at The Overlook Masonic Home in Charlton.
She was predeceased by her husband Linus Dziembowski. She is survived by her daughter. Her brother Donald Boutiette and sister Margaret Hagan also predeceased her.
Lillian was born in Millbury on Christmas Eve in 1918, daughter of the late Ida (Jacques) and Peter Boutiette.
She graduated from Grafton High School in 1936. During World War II she was a volunteer with the American Red Cross. Lillian began working at the Farnumsville Post Office in 1939, and in 1960 when the South Grafton Post Office was established she became the Assistant Postmaster. Following the retirement of Postmaster Arthur Boutiette in 1964 she was commissioned Postmaster by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Lillian retired from the postal service in 1974 after 35 years of service.
Following retirement she became the Thursday Secretary at St. James Rectory and also volunteered at the La Salette Seminary in Worcester. She was a member of St. James Parish and the St. James Women's Guild, AARP, the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Her later years were spent crocheting and knitting prayer shawls for the knitting ministry at St. James. The joy of her life was her family and her church.
She will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in South Grafton.
Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2019
She was predeceased by her husband Linus Dziembowski. She is survived by her daughter. Her brother Donald Boutiette and sister Margaret Hagan also predeceased her.
Lillian was born in Millbury on Christmas Eve in 1918, daughter of the late Ida (Jacques) and Peter Boutiette.
She graduated from Grafton High School in 1936. During World War II she was a volunteer with the American Red Cross. Lillian began working at the Farnumsville Post Office in 1939, and in 1960 when the South Grafton Post Office was established she became the Assistant Postmaster. Following the retirement of Postmaster Arthur Boutiette in 1964 she was commissioned Postmaster by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Lillian retired from the postal service in 1974 after 35 years of service.
Following retirement she became the Thursday Secretary at St. James Rectory and also volunteered at the La Salette Seminary in Worcester. She was a member of St. James Parish and the St. James Women's Guild, AARP, the National Association of Postmasters of the U.S. and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Her later years were spent crocheting and knitting prayer shawls for the knitting ministry at St. James. The joy of her life was her family and her church.
She will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in South Grafton.
Published in Worcester Telegram & Gazette from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2019
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