Therese (Blais) Popolizio

Madawaska ME. - Therese (Blais) Popolizio passed away at the age of 99 on March 23, 2025. She was born on June 28,1925 to Wilfred & Antoinette (Bouchard) Lamy of St. Thomas de Caxton, a small village in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. She was the oldest of seven children in her family. She attended school in St. Thomas de Caxton. Her formal schooling ended early when she hired herself out, helping with domestic chores and later working in the kitchen at a local seminary, and then a local cotton mill. In the mid 1940's, at the age of 21, she married Elzear Blais, and later had her first child Eliane before they moved to the states settling in Westford MA. There her three sons, Real, Robert and Jacques were born in Lowell MA. Elzear passed away suddenly on Feb. 8, 1978. She re-married in 1984 to Mike Popolizio. Her second husband died suddenly in May 1990. During the late 1960's through the early 1980's she was employed at The Murray printing company in Forge Village, Westford. From the early 1980's she helped take care of her mother in law (Ester Popolizio) and then her own mother until her passing in May of 1999. On Sept 25, 1999, Therese move to St. Agatha, in northern ME and for the last 25 years lived near her son Jacques and daughter in-law Maggie, and in Dec. of 2022 she moved to Country Village Estates, in Madawaska. She remained there until her passing. She is survived by her sister Flora La Rose, and 1 sister in law. Lucette Lamy. Her daughter Eliane Lawrence, 3 Sons, Real, and Maggie Blais, Robert and Audrey Blais, and Jacques and Maggie Blais, and step son Brian Popolizio, along with many grand children, great grand children, and great great grand children.

Relatives and friends are invited to gather with Therese’s family at the Westford Healy Funeral Home, 57 N. Main Street, Westford, on Tuesday, April 1, at 9:00 AM. Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM at Blessed Trinity Parish - St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, 107 N. Main Street, Westford. Burial will follow in St. Catherine Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate to a local animal shelter.