Lawlor, Virginia D.

Virginia Diane (Centore) Lawlor, 77, of Norfolk, formerly of Canton, died November 10 at Walpole HealthCare. She was the wife of Henry J. Lawlor for the past 53 years.

Born in Medford on July 18, 1942, the daughter of the late Louis and Virginia (Maniscalco) Centore, Virginia was raised in Belmont and had lived in Canton for many years prior to moving to Norfolk.

She was a graduate of Marycliff Academy in Winchester and went back to college at the age of 50 and received a BS from Curry College. She had been a clinical research associate for the Pfizer Corporation before her retirement. She had formerly worked as an LPN at Cardinal Cushing Hospital in Brockton.

While living in Canton she had been in the choir of St. John’s Church and had been the director of the CCD program at St. Gerard Majella Church.

Virginia cherished spending time with her family. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children: Michelle Morin and her husband, Jeff, of Bellingham; Henry Lawlor, Jr. and his wife, Heather, of Weston; Brendan Lawlor and his wife, Kathleen, of Avon, Ohio; and Patrick Lawlor of Clearwater, Florida. She is also survived by her siblings, Joyce O’Connell of Franklin and Joseph Centore of Largo, Florida. She was the sister of the late Anthony, Andy and Louis Centore. Virginia is also survived by her grandchildren, Anna, Nicholas, Katie, Julia, Sean, Celia, Ryan and Aiden, and many nieces and nephews.

Her funeral procession will be on Friday, November 15, from the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home, 3 Barber Street in Medway, at 9 a.m., followed by a funeral mass in St. Jude’s Church in Norfolk at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Donations may be made in her memory to Massachusetts Citizens for Life, 529 Main St., Boston, MA 02129.

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