Celeste Devaney

Celeste (Dubord) Devaney, longtime resident of Lynnfield and West Peabody, MA, recent resident of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on June 20, 2020 at the age of 98.

She was an active member of Lynnfield's oldest book group for nearly 50 years, served on the Lynnfield Historical Commission, made countless pounds of baked beans for the Lynnfield Historical Society's annual Country Store, chauffeured John Updike to a talk for the Lynnfield Friends of the Library, and dressed for the occasion for Lynnfield's Bicentennial Ball. An avid reader, she enjoyed a hot cup of tea with homemade goodies at her side. A graduate of UMass Amherst, then Mass State, with a B.S. and M.S. in food technology, Celeste worked in the lab at Anheuser-Busch while husband Tom attended St. Louis University School of Dentistry, she subsequently tested barrage balloons after the Navy assigned Tom to the Fargo Building's Navy dental clinic in South Boston.

Born and raised in New Bedford by the late Joseph and Margaret (Wilson) Dubord, she is predeceased by her husband, Dr. Thomas E. Devaney; and sisters Ethel (Rothwell) Knight and Bernice (Dubord) Caudell. Survivors include daughter, Anne Celeste Devaney of Portsmouth, RI and nephew, Jay Matthew Caudell of Tulsa, OK.

Her Graveside Service will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery, Lynnfield on Wednesday, June 24 at 11 am. A celebration of life will be held when larger gatherings are permitted.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Haven from Hunger, Citizens Inn, 81 Main Street Peabody, MA 01960.

June 24, 2020
11:00 AM

Forest Hill Cemetery
Lynnfield, MA 01940