Theresa M.

O'Driscoll

Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, Oct. 2nd, from 4:00 P.M. to – 8:00 P.M., in the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway, Chelsea for Theresa M. O'Driscoll, who passed away on Wednesday September 27, she was 96 years of age.  Her funeral will be conducted from the funeral home on Tuesday, October 3rd at 9:30 A.M.  Immediately followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 670 Washington Ave., Revere at 10:30 A.M. Services will conclude with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

Born and raised in Chelsea she was a beloved daughter of the late Emil and Josephine (Gaudett) Arsenault.  Theresa was a lifelong resident of Chelsea where she attended Our Lady of the Assumption Parochial School and was graduated from Chelsea High School in 1945.

She was married to John T. O'Driscoll, Sr. and together raised two sons.  Theresa was passionately devoted to home and family.

She also worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph as a telephone operator at the Chelsea Switchboard Office.  She was a talented seamstress and was a much sought after Home Seamstress, fashioning custom furniture slip covers.

A deeply devoted Catholic, she was a lifelong parishioner of the former Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, where she volunteered her time and talents making homemade lollipops for the Annual Church Bazaar and tap dancing in the many Minstrel Shows at the Church.   She also enjoyed square dancing at the Chelsea French Club with her husband, and in her later years while receiving supportive care in local nursing homes she taught dancing to staff members.

Theresa is predeceased by her husband John T. O'Driscoll, Sr. and siblings Bernice DeRoche, Eva M. Polito, Dorothy LeGere, Marie Garrett, Noel, Tilmon, Lawrence, and Edward Arsenault.

She is survived by her loving and caring sons, and their spouses; John T. O'Driscoll, Jr. and his wife Patricia of Center Ossipee, NH, and Richard P. O'Driscoll and his wife Peg of Chelsea.  She was the cherished grandmother of Sean O'Driscoll and his wife Michèle of Belgium and Kevin O'Driscoll and his wife Amber of No. Reading.  She was the adoring great-grandmother of Abigal, Alicia, Aberdeen and Aaron O'Driscoll, and Mikaela, Dylan, and Delaney O'Driscoll.  Dear sister of Doris Doucette of Reading, Lorraine Barnacle of MO, and Marguerite Perrazzo of NC.  She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, extended family members, and friends.

Should friends desire, contributions in her name may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts Chapter, 309 Waverly Oaks Rd., Waltham, MA 02452 www.Alz.org/donate