Obituary

Dorothy M. (Kiernan) Pare, 88, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, at Milford Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness.

She was the wife of Edouard C. Pare, who died in 1987.

A daughter of the late William A. and Delia C. (Paul) Kiernan, she lived in Franklin most of her life. She was educated in Franklin schools.

Mrs. Pare was a homemaker. She worked at the Carryville Mill in Bellingham, and for many years she worked at Bradlees Department Store in Foxborough.

She also spent many years as a babysitter at St. Mary Church in Franklin, during the 9 a.m. Mass and two days a week at the school while religious education was in session. She was a daily communicant of St. Mary Church, an active member of Our Lady of Hope prayer group and the Legion of Mary, participated in the Eucharist Adoration and was a former member of the Ladies Knights of Columbus in Franklin. She devoted her time to the annual Feast of St. Rocco and volunteered for many years at the Fatima Shrine in Holliston.

She enjoyed traveling with her daughter. They visited the Holy Land, went to Ireland and enjoyed going to the Berkshires to attend the theater, going on trips to Boston, particularly to the Boston Ballet. She was the first person to start dancing at any family affair, and was an avid Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots fan. She enjoyed the annual Easter egg hunt at Kids & Company in Milford.

She leaves a daughter, Donna M. Pare of Franklin; and her sister-in-law, Gladys Kiernan of Boston; several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews and Donna's day care kids at Kids & Company of Milford.

She was the sister of the late Henry and Vincent Kiernan.

The funeral will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, at 8:15 a.m., from the Charles F. Oteri and Son Franklin Funeral Home (franklinfuneral.com), 33 Cottage St., with a funeral Mass in St. Mary Church, 1 Church Sq., at 9 a.m.

Burial will follow in the family lot in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Calling hours will be Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be sent to St. Mary Church, 1 Church Square, Franklin, MA 02038 or Fatima Shrine, 101 Summer St., PO Box 5857, Holliston, MA 01746.