Raleigh, NC – Lorraine Marie Kilroy, 65, passed away on Saturday September 3, 2022, at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh, NC, after a lengthy illness.
Born in Boston, MA, Lorraine was the daughter of the late George D. Kilroy and and Helen (Vinifsky) Kilroy. She had lived in Cary, NC, as well as Hudson, MA.
Lorraine leaves her brother George M. Kilroy of Marlborough, MA; her sisters Susan Kilroy of Hudson, Karen Cellana and her husband Gary of North Adams, as well as Maureen Garrity and her husband Thomas of Hudson; nieces and nephews Denise, Erin and her husband Donald, Thomas Jr., Daniel and his wife Rebecca, Aimee and her husband Gary, Ryan and his wife Lauren, and Lisa; Great Nephews and nieces Liam, Samuel, Amelia, Emerson, Quinn, and Sophie; as well as her truly special friends Patty and her husband Rick Chapman of Cary, NC.
Lorraine is predeceased by her great-nephew Eerie John Rufo.
Lorraine graduated from Hudson High School in 1975. She loved sports, and played softball. She went on to graduate from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, after which she worked for many years in the computer industry. She eventually returned to her home in North Carolina, which she loved.
A graveside burial of cremains will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday June 17, 2023, at Forestvale Cemetery in Hudson, MA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lorraine’s memory to the following charitable organizations:
Hudson Youth Baseball (https://www.hybs.org/)
HYBS
P.O. Box 29
Hudson, MA 01749
Hudson Boys and Girls Club (https://www.bgcmetrowest.org/)
Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest
169 Pleasant Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
Tighe Hamilton Regional Funeral Home of Hudson assisted with arrangements.
