Karen Linnehan Crowe

KAREN LINNEHAN CROWE

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend;

Karen Linnehan Crowe, 70 of Seabrook Beach, NH and formerly of Irvine, CA and Lowell, MA, passed peacefully at home with her husband John A. Crowe, Jr. by her side on Friday December 30, 2022, following a lengthy illness.

Born to the late James and the late Katherine (Chadwick) Linnehan, Esq. in Lowell, MA on April 24, 1952, she grew up on Robbins Street and then Clark Road in Lowell and attended St. Margarets School and graduated from Lowell High School, Class of 1970. Karen went on to graduate from Lowell Technological Institute (now University of Massachusetts, Lowell), and Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, MA.

She was employed as an aide in the office of Congressman Joseph Moakley as well as in the Massachusetts Probate Court System.

Karen married John A. Crowe, Jr. on May 20, 1977, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Lowell, MA. She filled her years with family and friends in Lowell and Seabrook Beach, NH, as well as Southern California where she lived for over 30 years. She loved to travel whether it be cross-country trips, backpacking through Europe, or the beaches of the Caribbean. She was an avid gardener and reader, and always rooted for the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots.

As a person who cared deeply for many important causes including womens rights, animal welfare, youth sports, environmental conservation, and veterans affairs, she also volunteered in her childrens schools and the community, taking on crucial leadership roles in the regional soccer program and supporting many youth programs.

Besides her husband John, Karen is survived by her daughter Kate, and her husband Greg Pelletier, and their daughter Gabrielle of Barrington, RI, her daughter Karolyne of Norwood, MA, and of course, Karens canine companion, Ollie.Her son John "Andrew" Crowe passed away in 2016.

She cherished her siblings and their spouses: James Jay Linnehan, Jr. and Patricia (Green) Linnehan, Thomas Tucker Linnehan and Heidi (Harter) Linnehan, Susan (Linnehan) Maloney, Timothy Linnehan and Lisa (Mooradian) Linnehan, and John Linnehan and Deborah Linnehan, as well as in-laws MaryAnn Crowe, Raymond and Eileen (Benson) Crowe, and Martha (Crowe) and Richard Hyslip, and many nieces and nephews.

Karen was predeceased by her sister Katherine Mary Linnehan who passed in 1964 and brother-in-law Philip Maloney in 2019.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Visitation on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCH in SEABROOK, NH from 9:30 to 10:45 A.M. followed by her Funeral Mass at 11 oclock. Private Committal Services will be held at a later date for the family. E-condolences atwww.odonnellfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Karens memory to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (https://www.mspca.org). Arrangements by the ODONNELL FUNERAL HOME LOWELL MA (978) 458-8768.

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