Mrs. Theresa Mary Keenan Obituary (1931

North Attleboro – Theresa Mary (Mann) Keenan, 82, formerly of Chicopee, MA passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Keenan. Born March 13, 1931 in Chicopee, MA, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mathilda (Cote) Mann. Theresa was raised and educated in Chicopee and was a 1948 graduate of Chicopee High School. As a talented cake decorator, she worked together with her husband at the family owned Keenan’s Pastry Shop in Holyoke, MA and later worked at other bakeries as the lead cake decorator. Theresa also worked as Service Manager at Stop & Shop and worked for Wren Electronics. Theresa devoted her entire life to her husband, children, grandchildren, sisters and her brother. As a mother, she instilled the values of integrity, education, hard work and most of all love of family. Her greatest pleasure in life was time spent with family whom she shared her many creative talents. She enjoyed cooking, baking, painting and ceramics along with playing cards, bingo, and gardening. She is survived by her children, Linda T. Bressette of Ware, Michael E. Keenan and his wife Christine of Shaftsbury, VT, David M. Keenan and his wife Margaret of Attleboro and Susan M. and her husband Anthony Jimenez of Moon Township, PA. She was the grandmother of Annette Piche, the late Shaun Keenan, Jonathan Bressette, Daniel Keenan, Joseph, Paul and Elizabeth Keenan, Anthony and Tessa Jimenez; and her three great grandchildren Alec, Allyssa and Amber Piche. She is also survived by her sister, Constance Ducharme of Lake Worth, FL and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister to the late Francis Mann, Doris Hamel and Faith Mills. Visitation had been respectfully omitted. A funeral Mass will be con-celebrated by Father Richard D. Wilson and Father Riley J. Williams on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main Street, Attleboro. Burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in Theresa’s name may be made to St. John the Evangelist Church, One St. John's Place, Attleboro, MA 02703.