Orlean Anne Linehan, 91, died peacefully Nov. 29, 2009 surrounded by her loving family at the home of her daughter and caregiver, Anne Chace in Glen.
Orlean was born in Methuen Mass., Dec. 30, 1917. She was the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Savoula) Kostiew. She grew up on her family farm on Brady Avenue in Salem. Orlean and her brothers gathered stones and gravel used to build the East side of St. Joseph’s Church in Salem. She met her husband in the church choir. George served in the South Pacific, while Orlean worked as a galley welder at the Charlestown Naval shipyard. They married on Oct. 7, 1945 and made their home in Salem. After George’s retirement, they built a home in Whitefield. It was a gathering place for their ever expanding family, including the newest additions form Vietnam. They moved to Bristol for a short time, then Orlean lived in Dracut, Mass. with her daughter Mary. For the past seven years she has made her home in Bartlett with her daughter, Anne.
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