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      Shirley N. (Bouchard) Casey, 75

HAVERHILL, MA

Shirley N. (Bouchard) Casey, 75, of Haverhill formerly of Malden, died Wednesday, August, 11, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill after a lengthy illness.

Born in Caribou, Maine, she was the daughter of Edna W. (Dubay) Bouchard and the late, Herman Bouchard. As a child, her family moved to Jamaica Plain.  Her family then relocated to Medford and she graduated from Girls Catholic High School in Malden, Class of 1952.  She furthered her education at Chamberlain Junior College, receiving her Medical Secretary Certificate.           

In 1955, Shirley married her childhood sweetheart and settled in Malden.  Her husband, Edward J Casey, died in March of this year.   She and her late husband were active members of the Malden Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge, # 1910.                                     

A devoted mother and grandmother, Shirley enjoyed a long career at The Malden Hospital. She began as a Medical Transcriptionist, transferred to the Social Services Department, then became Administrative Assistant to three Vice Presidents, and later, Executive Secretary to the President.  She retired after twenty-seven years of service to The Malden Hospital as the Executive Secretary of the Public Affairs and Marketing Department.    

Shirley leaves her two beloved children and their spouses, Kevin J. Casey, and his wife, Heather, of Haverhill, MA, and Karen M. DiBlasi, and her husband, Thomas, of Salem, NH; four cherished grandchildren, Jessica A. DiBlasi, Julia M. DiBlasi, Erin N. Casey, and Rachel E. Casey; her loving mother, Edna W. (Dubay) Bouchard, of Ayer; a sister, Ann VanBuren, and her husband, Stephen, of Bolton, and nieces and nephews.

Directions to Kevin Comeau Funeral Home