Jerolyn Grace Blouin

FITCHBURG: Jerolyn Grace (Mankiewicz) Blouin, 77, of Fitchburg, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at the University of Massachusetts – University campus, Worcester. Jerolyn was born in Lowell, July 5, 1946, the daughter of Stanley and Grace (LaPage) Mankiewicz and has resided in Fitchburg for over fifty years. Jerolyn was an active & faith filled member of St. Bernard’s Parish in Fitchburg. She served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Joseph’s church, and was a charter member of the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Camillus de Lellis Church. She had served as a hospice volunteer and was instrumental in the formation of the Bereavement Committee/Group at St. Joseph’s Church. She was a committed and generous contributor to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Jerolyn was an avid fan of the Boston Celtics, New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. Her faith and family were paramount in her life. She was always a warm, welcoming and selfless person to anyone she met. A hairdresser by trade, Jerolyn also worked many years at several different area CVS Stores. One of her most cherished jobs, was serving as a teacher’s aide, at the former St. Anthony’s Elementary School. However, her favorite and most cherished job, by far was being a mom, a memere and a “big” memere. She leaves her husband of 37 years, Gary L. Blouin; three daughters, Anne G, Beauvais and her husband, Jeffrey of Leominster, Jill E. Dupuis of Fitchburg, Kaila R. Moorcroft and her husband, Jonathan of Fitchburg; two brothers, Raymond Seebold of Montague, Joseph Carroll of San Diego, CA; her sister, Jean Gyovai of Missouri; six grandchildren, Samantha Grace Carvalho and her husband Rick, Dakota Jerolyn Tarbell and her husband, Mike, Paige Ray Beauvais, Olivia Grace Temple, Madeline Marie Temple, Mikayla Rae Moorcroft, and a great granddaughter, Brooklynn Grace Tarbell. Her “second family,” the Rollo/Doyle family brought so much joy, comfort, love to her through the last 3 decades as well. Mrs. Blouin’s Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 AM Thursday, November 30, 2023 at St. Bernard’s Parish celebrating at St. Camillus de Lellis Church, 333 Mechanic Street, Fitchburg. Interment will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Shirley. Her family will receive relatives and friends at calling hours 4-7 PM Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the Isabelle & Anderson Funeral Home, 316 Clarendon Street, Fitchburg. www.andersonfuneral.com. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Joseph Church, 49 Woodland Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420 or to St. Jude’s children’s hospital.

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Jerolyn Grace Blouin

July 5, 1946 - November 22, 2023