My wife and I extend our deepest sympathy to the Hutchins family. Sister Linda was an outstanding educator and friend to the Lowell Community. She will be missed. May she rest in peace.
Sister Linda M. Hutchins, SNDdeN |
Sister Linda M. Hutchins, SNDdeN Sister Linda M. Hutchins, SNDdeN, (Sr. Marie St. Andrew), died peacefully on December 13, 2017 at the D’Youville Life and Wellness Community in Lowell. She will be missed by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, her sister Susan L. Koester of Hudson, NH; her brother William and his wife Marianne of Hudson, NH her brother Richard of Quincy, Ma., and many nieces and nephews and her dear friends Sister Mary Jean Verbicky and Margie O'Donnell.
Sister Linda, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Leonard) Hutchins, was born on July 22, 1941 and raised in Dorchester before entering the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on August 1, 1959. She offered her first vows on January 30, 1962 and her final vows on July 30, 1967. Sister received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Emmanuel College and Masters in Education from Lowell State University. During her early years of ministry, Sister Linda served in Lawrence and Cambridge. From 1971 until the present, Sister Linda has taught in several Catholic Elementary schools in the city of Lowell: St. Patrick, St. Louis, St. Margaret, Franco American and also at the Huntington Learning Center and the Sylvan Learning Center. Her family and her Notre Dame community will receive friends at the O'Donnell Funeral Home, 276 Pawtucket Street, Lowell, MA on Monday, December 18, from 2:00 to 5:00PM. There will be a Prayer Service at 3:00PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, December 19 at St. Margaret’s Church in Lowell followed by burial at St. Patrick Cemetery in Lowell. E-condolences/directions at www.odonnellfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 30 Jeffreys Neck Rd., Ipswich, MA 01938. Arrangements by Funeral Director James F. O’Donnell, Jr. (978) 458-8768.
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