Good Bye "Bitty"

Helen E. Noonan

Helen E. Noonan Naples, FL
Helen Elizabeth "Betty" (MacNeil) Noonan, 81, passed away peacefully April 18, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Formerly of Wellesley, MA, she resided in Naples, FL and summered in Osterville, MA.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Lou Gumlak, of Marion, MA; her children, Deborah Weaver of Culpepper, VA, Robert Stansell Jr. of Cohasset, MA, Carol Stansell of Freedom, NH, Alec Stansell of Wellfleet, MA; and stepchildren, Ret. Gen. Robert Noonan Jr. of Herndon, VA, David Noonan of San Diego, CA, Richard Noonan of Chatham ,NJ, Jean Mojo of Ridgewood, NJ and Mary-anne Crutchley of Stamford, CT; as well as 21 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her brother, Norman MacNeil, husbands, Robert A. Stansell and Robert W. Noonan; two children, Norman Stansell and Neil Stansell; and stepson, John Noonan.
She graduated from The Dana Hall School and Skidmore College. She was a member of Wilderness Golf Club in Naples and the Oyster Harbors Golf Club in Osterville, MA.
Visitation will be at the John-Lawrence Funeral Home, 3778 Falmouth Road (Route 28) Marstons Mills, MA on Wednesday, April 22nd from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Wianno Avenue, Osterville, MA on April 23rd at 10:00 a.m.
A private burial service will take place at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA.
Donations in Betty's name may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod and the Dana Farber Institute.