Stella A. Knight Obituary (1913 - 2013)

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 10:00am, Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity Interment Details St. Patrick Cemetery Lowell,MA- Stella A. (Kaplon) Knight, 100, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 19th, at the Palm Manor Nursing Home in Chelmsford where she had been for less then a day. She was the wife of the late Edward W. Knight who passed away in 1982. Stella was born in Lowell, MA on January 24, 1913, a daughter of the late Zofia (Gazda) and Stanislaus Kaplon. Prior to her retirement she was employed as a clerk at Community Pharmacy on Lakeview Avenue in Dracut, which was owned by her brother Bill Kaplon and continued to work there after the business was sold to Ben Geoffroy. Stella enjoyed playing Bingo and going on shopping trips in Boston. In her younger years she was talented at crocheting and knitting and enjoyed long Sunday rides with her husband. She was an avid New England sports fan, and especially loved the Red Sox and Patriots. Stella is survived and will be deeply missed by her daughter, Katherine Charette and her husband Bob of Hampton, NH; 3 beloved grandchildren, Robert Charette and his wife LaSalette of Pelham, NH, Cindy Rieger and her husband Rob of Summerville, SC and Michelle Frankoff and her husband John of Methuen; 9 cherished great-grandchildren, Bob, Jennifer, Ian, Derek, Samantha, Ally, Bobby, John and Alyssa; her sister-in-law with whom she resided Margaret Glynn; her siblings Helen Clark of Lowell, and Rosalie Ducharme and her husband Bob of Pelham, NH and her sister-in-law of Alice Dawkins of AL, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her granddaughter Dawna Charette-Stetzler, her sister Jennie Aunchman and brothers Bill, Sam, Lou, and Fred Kaplon. ARRANGEMENTS: At the families request there will be no calling hours. Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral mass at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22nd at Holy Trinity Church in Lowell. Burial will follow at St. Patrick's Church also in Lowell. Arrangements under the direction of DRACUT FUNERAL HOME. To leave an online condolence, story or message please visit www.dracutfuneralhome.com