Helen M. Sullivan

Falmouth – Mrs. Helen M. (Ellis) Sullivan, of East Falmouth and Waltham, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in her home. She was 72. Born in Brighton, Mrs. Sullivan had lived in Waltham for many years before moving to East Falmouth twenty-five years ago. She was employed as a customer service representative for the Raytheon Company for fourteen years until her retirement in 1994. Prior to that, she was a telephone operator for the New England Telephone Company. Mrs. Sullivan was a former parishioner of Saint Jude Church in Waltham, and was currently a parishioner at Saint Elizabeth’s Church in North Falmouth. She enjoyed her family and being at home. She was the mother of the late James M. Sullivan, Jr. and the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Minahan) Ellis. Mrs. Sullivan is survived by her husband, James M. Sullivan; her children, Catherine A. McCassie and her husband, William, of Waltham, Michael J. Sullivan and his wife, Marian, of Weymouth, Ann M. Cloutier and her husband, Denis, of Falmouth, and Waltham Police Officer Kevin E. Sullivan and his wife, Christine, of Waltham; her grandchildren, Amanda, Ryan, Justin, and Devin McCassie, Erin and Shannon Sullivan, and Brendan, Jonathan, and James Cloutier; her brothers, John Ellis and his wife, Mary, of Brighton and George Ellis and his wife, Laurie, of Hyde Park, and many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte. 20), Waltham followed by a Funeral Mass in Saint Jude Church, 147 Main Street, Waltham, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Saint Patrick’s Cemetery, Watertown. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the VNA Hospice, 434 Rte. 134, South Dennis, MA 02660.