Diane S. Derochers

Diane S. Derochers obituary, Billerica, MA

Diane S. Derochers

Diane Derochers Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home on Feb. 6, 2025.
Diane S. (Barufaldi) Derochers, age 70, died Tuesday at Lowell General Hospital after a period of declining health.
She was born in Boston, Oct. 22, 1954 a daughter of the late Louis and Catherine T. (Keating) Barufaldi and was a lifelong Billerica resident.
Diane was employed at the VFW Solomon Post as a bartender where she was a member of the Ladies Auxillary.
She is survived by two sons, Jeff Derochers and his wife Lona of Lowell and Jim Derochers of Millis; Her boyfriend Ken Moore; her former husband Paul Derochers; two sisters, Catherine Flannery of Miller Place, NY and Louise Bubble of Milford, NH as well as her five beloved grandchildren, James Jr., Orion, Phoenix, Joseph and Jack.
A Memorial Visitation will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 at the Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, 66 Concord Rd., Billerica from 4 – 7 p.m. A Graveside Service will be held Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 at the Fox Hill Cemetery, 130 Andover Rd., Billerica at 12:30 p.m. Followed by a Celebration of her life at the Billerica Lodge of Elks, 14 Webb Brook Rd., Billerica from 1 - 5 p.m. Relatives and friends respectfully invited.

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